P-679

The Archives of Ontario (the Archives) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) from a daughter for access to various records relating to her late father. The daughter, who was adopted when she was very young, only recently learned the identity of her biological father. In her request, the daughter specifically sought information relating to her father's detention in a particular correctional facility.

The Archives located two "jail register entries" which were responsive to the request but denied access to these records in their entirety under section 21 of the Act (invasion of another individual's privacy). In its decision letter, the Archives also advised the daughter that the two documents contained the following information about her father: his age, address, occupation, religion, marital status, the offence committed, the length of his sentence, his committal date and his discharge date. The daughter appealed the decision of the Archives to deny access to the records to the Commissioner's office.

The mediation of this appeal was not successful and notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the decision of the Archives was sent to the Archives and the daughter. Representations were received from the Archives and from the daughter both personally and through her representative.

• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 2(2)
• 21(1)
• 21(1)(f)
• 21(2)
• 21(2)(f)
• 21(2)(i)
• 21(3)
• 42(i)
• 66(c)
• 66(a)

• highly sensitive
• individual's reputation
• person is deceased
• status of requester
• under Part III of the PFIPPA