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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Order MO-4002-I
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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
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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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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Order MO-4000
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
Décision - Chevrier c. Environnement et Lutte contre les changements climatiques - 2021 QCCAI 10
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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Order MO-3997
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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Order MO-3998
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
Décision - Rotrand c. Ville de Montréal (SPVM) - 2021 QCCAI 30
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
Décision - Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec c. Ellenwood - 2021 QCCAI 7
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
Décision - Chédid c. Ministère de l'Éducation - 2021 QCCAI 12
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Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015
A-2021-004 — Town of Gander
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Federal (Canada)Access to Information ActNot well-founded
Jan 21, 20212021 OIC 2· Indexed Apr 21, 2026
Health Canada (Re), 2021 OIC 2
Health Canada
The complainant alleged that Health Canada did not conduct a reasonable search for records concerning producers and users of medical cannabis. Responsive records were drawn from one database, but Health Canada argued retrieving additional records from a second database would be unreasonable due to the manual labour involved. The Information Commissioner agreed that the search was reasonable given the effort required.
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Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
Décision - Popovic c. Ville de Montréal - 2021 QCCAI 19
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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Order PO-4104
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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Order PO-4103
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Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015
A-2021-003 — Digital Government and Service NL
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Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Review Report 004-2020 — City of Moose Jaw
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