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Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology (the institution) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to a report prepared for the President of the institution by a consultant commissioned to review matters pertaining to the School of Social and Community Services at the institution's Lakeshore campus. The institution denied access to the entire record citing sections 17(1)(a), 18(1)(f) and (g), 21 and 49(b) of the Act. The requester appealed the institution's decision.
During the course of the appeal, the institution withdrew its section 49(b) exemption claim, and added section 13(1) as a new exemption.
Mediation of the appeal was unsuccessful, and the matter proceeded to inquiry. Notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the institution's decision was sent to the institution, the appellant and two individuals who provided the information contained in Appendix III of the record (the affected parties). Written representations were received from all parties.
During the course of the appeal, the scope was narrowed by the appellant to exclude the names of individuals referred to in the record; Appendix II, which consists of the list of individuals interviewed for the report; and Appendix IV, which is a confidential written submission. Therefore, these portions of the record will not be addressed in this order.
The report is divided into a number of sections as set out in the Table of Contents. For the purposes of this order, the parts of the record which remain at issue in this appeal will be discussed as follows:
1. Cover Pages (2 pages)
2. Table of Contents (1 page)
3. Introduction (5 pages)
4. Recommendations and Rationale (16 pages)
5. Conclusion (1 page)
6. Appendix I - Terms of Reference (1 page)
7. Appendix III - Cluster Managers' Task Submission (9 pages)
8. Recommendations Recap (5 pages)
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