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OntarioMunicipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Order MO-3997

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OntarioMunicipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Order MO-3998

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QuebecAct 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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QuebecAct 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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QuebecAct 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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Newfoundland and LabradorAccess 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 2Indexed Jun 30, 2026

Health Canada (Re), 2021 OIC 2

Health Canada

The complainant alleged that Health Canada failed to conduct a reasonable search for records in response to two access requests concerning personal or designated producers and users of medical cannabis. Health Canada provided records from one database but argued that retrieving additional potentially relevant information from a second database would be unreasonable due to the extensive manual labour required. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) agreed with Health Canada's position. The OIC found that the institution's search was reasonable, considering the burden of retrieving records from the second database. Consequently, the complaint was not well-founded.

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