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The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
MO-2019-0070 — Manitoba Justice and Manitoba Finance
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Canadian Privacy Decisions
Canadian Privacy Decisions
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Governing law
ATIA (Alberta)FOIP (Alberta)HIA (Alberta)PIPA (Alberta)POPAE-Health ActFIPPA (British Columbia)PIPA (British Columbia)ATIA (Federal (Canada))CASLPIPEDAPrivacy ActFIPPA (Manitoba)PHIA (Manitoba)PHIPAARTIPPAATIPPA, 2015PHIA (Newfoundland and Labrador)FOIPOPMGA Part XXPHIA (Nova Scotia)PIIDPACYFSAFIPPA (Ontario)MFIPPAPHIPAFOIPPHIA (Prince Edward Island)Health Information ActPrivate-Sector ActPublic Bodies ActFOIP (Saskatchewan)HIPALA FOIP
Outcome
OIC Order (ATIA s.36.1, binding)Well-foundedWell-founded & resolvedWell-founded & conditionally resolvedWell-founded & unresolvedNot well-foundedAction warranteds.6.1 Application Granted (refusal authorized)s.6.1 Application Denied (must respond)SettledResolvedEarly-resolvedDiscontinuedWithdrawnDeclined to investigateNo jurisdiction
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
2020 QCCAI 111 — Université de Sherbrooke
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
2020 QCCAI 13 — Chambre de la sécurité financière
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
2020 QCCAI 5 — Municipalité de la Macaza
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
Décision 1015578-S — Bureau des infractions et des amendes
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Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
INVESTIGATION REPORT 265-2018, 266-2018 — Moose Jaw Police Service
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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
F2020-R-01 — Alberta Emergency Management Agency
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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
F20-01 — BC OIPC order 2242
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
2020 QCCAI 15 — Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
2020 QCCAI 28 — Ville de Terrebonne (Service de police)
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Personal Health Information Protection Act
PHIPA DECISION 106
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Federal (Canada)Access to Information Acts.6.1 Application Granted (refusal authorized)
Jan 1, 20202020 OIC 17· Indexed Apr 21, 2026
Decision pursuant to 6.1, 2020 OIC 17
Institution
An institution applied to the Information Commissioner for approval to decline to act on an access request, claiming it was vexatious and an abuse of the right to access records. The institution noted the requester had submitted 893 requests over 17 years, many similar to the current one. The Commissioner found that 11 of the requests were duplicative and that the requester had not provided justification for resubmitting them. The Commissioner concluded that the volume and repetitive nature of the requests, combined with the requester's history of complaints, amounted to an abuse of the right of access.