5819-05665 — Correctional Service Canada
The complainant requested a contract between Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and a third party, Presidia Security Consulting Inc. The complainant alleged that CSC improperly withheld information under sections 19(1) (personal information) and 20(1)(b), 20(1)(c) (third-party commercial information and financial impact), and 21(1)(a) (advice) of the Access to Information Act. The Information Commissioner found that while some information was properly withheld under section 19(1), other information was improperly withheld under section 20. Consequently, the Commissioner ordered CSC to release the specific information previously withheld under section 20.
- Whether information was properly withheld under subsection 19(1) of the ATIA (personal information).
- Whether information was properly withheld under paragraphs 20(1)(b) and 20(1)(c) of the ATIA (third-party commercial information and financial impact).
- Whether paragraph 21(1)(a) of the ATIA (advice or recommendations) was properly applied.
- Whether the institution properly exercised its discretion in withholding information.
Complaint well founded — order issued for release of information.
The Commissioner found that CSC improperly withheld information under section 20 of the Act, specifically on page 337. While CSC had correctly applied section 19(1) to some information and no longer relied on section 21(1)(a), the justification for withholding information under section 20 was not sufficiently demonstrated for page 337.
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The Commissioner ordered Correctional Service Canada to release specific information previously withheld under section 20 of the Access to Information Act.
- s.19(1) ATIA
- s.20(1)(b) ATIA
- s.20(1)(c) ATIA
- s.21(1)(a) ATIA
- s.36.1 ATIA
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