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Decisions/Federal (Canada)/Access to Information Act/Notice under subsection 30(5), 2021 OIC 19
Office of the Information Commissioner of CanadaAccess to Information Act2021 OIC 19Discontinued
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Notice under subsection 30(5), 2021 OIC 19

Organization: A federal institution
Decision: Jun 28, 2021Published: Jun 28, 2021

The Information Commissioner ceased an investigation into a complaint that a federal institution failed to provide documents in French. During the investigation, the institution translated and provided the documents to the complainant. The Commissioner determined that continuing the investigation was unnecessary as the complainant had received the documents in their official language of choice.

  • Whether the investigation should cease under subsection 30(4)(b) of the ATIA as unnecessary.

Investigation ceased

The Commissioner ceased the investigation because the institution provided the requested documents in French during the investigation, rendering further investigation unnecessary.

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Statutory provisions cited
  • s.30(4)(b) ATIA
  • s.30(5) ATIA

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