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Browse privacy decisions from Federal (Canada) — with AI-generated plain-language summaries for every ruling.

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Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235820-00800· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-00800

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-00800

Oct 31, 20235820-00800

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235820-02510· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-02510

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-02510

Oct 31, 20235820-02510

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235822-01113· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5822-01113

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 72nd business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5822-01113

Oct 31, 20235822-01113

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 72nd business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235822-01114· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5822-01114

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 72nd business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5822-01114

Oct 31, 20235822-01114

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 72nd business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235819-04408· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5819-04408

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5819-04408

Oct 31, 20235819-04408

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235819-03703· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5819-03703

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5819-03703

Oct 31, 20235819-03703

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235820-00004· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-00004

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-00004

Oct 31, 20235820-00004

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 31, 20235820-00848· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-00848

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Library and Archives Canada, 5820-00848

Oct 31, 20235820-00848

The OIC ordered Library and Archives Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 30, 20235822-07699· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

National Defence, 5822-07699

The OIC ordered National Defence to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

National Defence, 5822-07699

Oct 30, 20235822-07699

The OIC ordered National Defence to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 30, 20235822-07827· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

National Defence, 5822-07827

The OIC ordered National Defence to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

National Defence, 5822-07827

Oct 30, 20235822-07827

The OIC ordered National Defence to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 30, 20235822-07826· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

National Defence, 5822-07826

The OIC ordered National Defence to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

National Defence, 5822-07826

Oct 30, 20235822-07826

The OIC ordered National Defence to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 27, 20235823-00262· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Canada Revenue Agency, 5823-00262

The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access request no later than December 15, 2023..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Canada Revenue Agency, 5823-00262

Oct 27, 20235823-00262

The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access request no later than December 15, 2023..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 27, 20235822-07268· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Employment and Social Development Canada, 5822-07268

The OIC ordered Employment and Social Development Canada to 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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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Employment and Social Development Canada, 5822-07268

Oct 27, 20235822-07268

The OIC ordered Employment and Social Development Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 36th business day following receipt of the final report..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)
Oct 27, 20235823-00791· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

Canada Revenue Agency, 5823-00791

The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access request no later than April 30, 2024..

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Access to Information ActOIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)

Canada Revenue Agency, 5823-00791

Oct 27, 20235823-00791

The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access request no later than April 30, 2024..

Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActWell-founded
Oct 25, 20235820-00469· Indexed May 7, 2026

Transport Canada (Re), OIC 2023 38

Transport Canada

The complainant alleged that Transport Canada improperly withheld portions of a hazardous occurrence investigation report concerning the death of a CN employee, citing personal information (subsection 19(1)) and confidential third-party commercial/technical information (paragraph 20(1)(b)) exemptions. The Information Commissioner found that certain information, including train and track numbers and details in witness statements, did not meet the criteria for exemption under subsection 19(1). The Commissioner also found that Transport Canada did not adequately demonstrate that the information met the four requirements for exemption under paragraph 20(1)(b). Consequently, the Commissioner ordered Transport Canada to disclose specific withheld information.

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Access to Information ActWell-founded

Transport Canada (Re), OIC 2023 38

Oct 25, 20235820-00469
Adjudicator: Caroline Maynard
Plain-Language Summary

The complainant alleged that Transport Canada improperly withheld portions of a hazardous occurrence investigation report concerning the death of a CN employee, citing personal information (subsection 19(1)) and confidential third-party commercial/technical information (paragraph 20(1)(b)) exemptions. The Information Commissioner found that certain information, including train and track numbers and details in witness statements, did not meet the criteria for exemption under subsection 19(1). The Commissioner also found that Transport Canada did not adequately demonstrate that the information met the four requirements for exemption under paragraph 20(1)(b). Consequently, the Commissioner ordered Transport Canada to disclose specific withheld information.

Key Issues
  • Whether certain information in the investigation report qualified as personal information under subsection 19(1) ATIA, considering the serious possibility of identification.
  • Whether Transport Canada reasonably exercised its discretion to disclose information under subsection 19(2) ATIA.
  • Whether certain information qualified as confidential third-party financial, commercial, scientific, or technical information under paragraph 20(1)(b) ATIA.
  • Whether information was objectively confidential, originated in a reasonable expectation of confidence, and its disclosure was in the public interest.