The complainant alleged that Port Alberni Port Authority (PAPA) had improperly withheld information under paragraphs 18(a) (government financial, commercial, scientific or technical information), 18(b) (competitive position of government institutions or negotiations by government institutions) and 18(c) (government scientific or technical information obtained from research), subsection 19(1) (personal information), and paragraphs 20(1)(b) (confidential third-party financial, commercial, scientific or technical information) and 20(1)(c) (financial impact on a third party) of the Access to Information Act in response to an access request. The request was for documents related to the lease or sale of all assets of PAPA from October 2020 to October 2021. This allegation falls under paragraph 30(1)(a) of the Act.

The scope of the investigation was limited to company names and amounts. PAPA did not show that the information met the requirements of paragraphs 18(a), 18(b) and 18(c), subsection 19(1), and paragraphs 20(1)(b) and 20(1)(c) for any information related to company names or amounts.

The Information Commissioner ordered PAPA to disclose the redacted information at issue.

PAPA gave notice to the Commissioner that it would implement the order.

The complaint is well founded.