Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
January 5, 2016

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner � Report A-2015-011 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2015-011 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

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Summary: The Applicant requested from the Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs information relating to an ongoing issue between her and the Department. The Department granted the request but severed some information based on sections 29 (policy advice and recommendations), 30 (legal advice) and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). Following the Applicant�s complaint, the Department found and disclosed additional records, and agreed to disclose some of the information it had previously withheld. The Commissioner found that the Department had conducted a reasonable search for records responsive to the request, and that the Department was entitled to continue to withhold the remaining severed information.

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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309

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