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These are appeals under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). The requester asked the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (now the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism) (the Ministry) to obtain access to a number of documents relating to a named corporation (the Corporation). These records were:
(1) Back issues of a particular newsletter.
(2) Documentation which the Corporation provided to the Government of Ontario to release certain "held-back" funds.
(3) The Renewal Plan Report of the Corporation.
(4) A contract entered into between the Corporation and the government.
(5) The Corporation's business plan.
The requester is the president of a company which competes with the Corporation in a particular business area.
The Ministry advised the requester that it did not have any records which responded to parts 1 and 4 of his request. While the Ministry was able to locate the Renewal Plan Report (the renewal plan), the business plan of the Corporation and three related records, it decided to withhold these documents from the requester in their entirety. The requester appealed this access decision to the Commissioner's office. Appeal Number P-9400788 was opened as a result.
The Ministry also requested a 30 day time extension to search for other documents which related to part 5 of the request. The Ministry located an additional 13 records which were responsive to the request but again denied access to these documents in their entirety. The requester also appealed this decision to the Commissioner's office which then opened Appeal Number P-9500016.
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