An institution submitted an application seeking the Information Commissioner’s approval to decline to act on a 42-page access request, under subsection 6.1(1) of the Access to Information Act. In the institution’s opinion, the access request is vexatious, made in bad faith and an abuse of the right of access.

The Commissioner finds that the institution established that the access request is an abuse of the right of access. Moreover, the circumstances warrant that she provides her approval to the institution to decline to act on it.

The application is granted.