Federal (Canada)Office of the Information Commissioner of CanadaAccess to Information Act2025 OIC 63s.6.1 Application Granted (refusal authorized)
Decision pursuant to 6.1, 2025 OIC 63
Organization: A federal institution
Decision: Nov 1, 2025Published: Nov 1, 2025
Plain-Language Summary
An institution applied to the Information Commissioner for approval to decline to act on an access request. The institution argued that the request was vexatious and an abuse of the right of access. The Commissioner agreed that the request was an abuse of the right of access and granted the institution approval to decline to act on it.
Key Issues
- Whether the access request is vexatious
- Whether the access request is an abuse of the right of access
Outcome
Section 6.1 application granted
Reasoning
The Commissioner found that the institution successfully demonstrated that the access request was an abuse of the right of access, and therefore approved the institution's application to decline to act on the request.
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Decision Notes
Statutory provisions cited
- s.6.1 ATIA
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