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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

F2021-RTD-05

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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

F21-50 — BC OIPC order 2439

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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Order MO-4113

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Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActWell-founded
Oct 21, 20213218-00682· Indexed Apr 21, 2026

3218-00682 — Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada

The complainant alleged that Library and Archives Canada (LAC) claimed an unreasonable 29,200-day time extension to process a request for Royal Canadian Mounted Police records. LAC identified 780,000 responsive pages but did not meet the requirements for a valid time extension under paragraph 9(1)(a) of the Access to Information Act. As a result, LAC is deemed to have refused access under subsection 10(3). The Information Commissioner found the complaint well-founded.

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Access to Information ActWell-founded

3218-00682 — Library and Archives Canada

Oct 21, 20213218-00682
Adjudicator: Caroline Maynard
Plain-Language Summary

The complainant alleged that Library and Archives Canada (LAC) claimed an unreasonable 29,200-day time extension to process a request for Royal Canadian Mounted Police records. LAC identified 780,000 responsive pages but did not meet the requirements for a valid time extension under paragraph 9(1)(a) of the Access to Information Act. As a result, LAC is deemed to have refused access under subsection 10(3). The Information Commissioner found the complaint well-founded.

Key Issues
  • Reasonableness of the time extension claimed under paragraph 9(1)(a) of the ATIA.
  • Whether LAC met the criteria for claiming a time extension due to volume.
  • LAC's failure to provide adequate justification for the length of the extension.
  • Application of subsection 10(3) regarding deemed refusal of access.
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information

2021 QCCAI 288 — Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales and Sûreté du Québec and Ville de Châteauguay and Ministère de la Sécurité publique

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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Review Report 112-2021 — Ministry of Highways

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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information

2021 QCCAI 287 — Ministère de la Sécurité publique

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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information

2021 QCCAI 299 — École de technologie supérieure

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Personal Health Information Act

PH-2021-001 — Western Health and WorkplaceNL

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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

F2021-39 — City of Edmonton and TransEd Partners General Partnership

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Personal Health Information Protection Act

PHIPA DECISION 163

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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Order MO-4111-I

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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Order MO-4119

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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information

2021 QCCAI 300 — Drummondville (Ville)

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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Order PO-4199-R

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