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Decisions

The Information Commissioner publishes the final reports on her investigations on this website when she deems them to be of value in providing guidance to both institutions and complainants.

The Office of the Information Commissioner has established the Decisions Database to enable users to search final reports and other decisions, which outline the reasons and principles behind the Commissioner’s decisions and filter them using a number of criteria.

This database is updated regularly and continues to grow as more final reports, decisions and orders are added. The dates indicated refer to the date on which the decision was rendered.

Institutions are legally obliged to abide by an order from the Commissioner unless they apply to the Federal Court for a review of the matter that is the subject of the order. The Access to Information Act does not provide any other alternative to complying with the order. 

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540 decisions found

Oct 30
2023

National Defence, 5822-07699

Institution
National Defence
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-01052
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report.
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Oct 30
2023

National Defence, 5822-07827

Institution
National Defence
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-01790
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report.
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Oct 30
2023

National Defence, 5822-07826

Institution
National Defence
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-01786
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report.
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Oct 27
2023

Employment and Social Development Canada, 5822-07268

Institution
Employment and Social Development Canada
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2021-03017
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 36th business day following receipt of the final report.
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Oct 27
2023

Canada Revenue Agency, 5823-00791

Institution
Canada Revenue Agency
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-150919
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request no later than April 30, 2024.
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Oct 27
2023

Canada Revenue Agency, 5823-00262

Institution
Canada Revenue Agency
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-153405
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request no later than December 15, 2023.
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Oct 25
2023

Canada Revenue Agency, 5822-07416

Institution
Canada Revenue Agency
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-149150
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request by February 7, 2024.
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Oct 25
2023

Transport Canada (Re), OIC 2023 38

Institution
Transport Canada
Section of the Act
19(1)
20(1)(b)
Decision Type
Order
Final report
Summary

The complainant alleged that Transport Canada had improperly withheld under subsection 19(1) (personal information) and paragraph 20(1)(b) (confidential third-party financial, commercial, scientific or technical information) of the Access to Information Act portions of the Hazardous Occurrence Investigation Report, dated August 25, 2016, into the death of a Canadian National Railway (CN) employee. The complaint falls within paragraph 30(1)(a) of the Act.

Certain information did not meet the requirements of subsection 19(1), including train numbers, track numbers, locations and information found within witness statements where disclosure would not create a serious possibility of identification of the witnesses.

The institution and the third party did not demonstrate that any of the information met all four requirements of paragraph 20(1)(b).

The Information Commissioner ordered that Transport Canada disclose specific information withheld under subsection 19(1), consider whether its discretion was triggered under paragraph 19(2)(c) and if so excersize its discretion reasonably and disclose the information withheld under paragraph 20(1)(b) where such information does not meet the requirements of subsection 19(1).

Transport Canada gave notice that it would be implementing the order.

The complaint is well founded.

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Oct 25
2023

Transport Canada, 5822-07980

Institution
Transport Canada
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-00250
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 36th business day following receipt of the final report.
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Oct 24
2023

National Defence, 5822-05373

Institution
National Defence
Section of the Act
7
Decision Type
Delay in responding to a request
Order
Institution file #
A-2022-00909
Did the institution give notice it would implement the order?
Yes
Summary
Order: provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report.
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