PO-1641

The Ministry of Education and Training (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). The request was for access to copies of all letters received by the Ministry from a named individual (the affected person) between September 1997 and the date of the request. The affected person was the past Chair of the Board of Governors of Le College des Grands Lacs (the College). The Ministry located four responsive records. After notifying the named individual pursuant to section 28 of the Act, the Ministry denied access to the records claiming the application of the invasion of privacy exemption in section 21(1) of the Act.

The requester, now the appellant, appealed the Ministry's decision.

A Notice of Inquiry was provided to the appellant, the Ministry and the affected person. Representations were received from the affected person and the appellant.

The records at issue in this appeal consist of four letters, dated October 15 and December 15, 1997 and April 15 and 28, 1998, with various attachments. The letters relate to the opinions of the affected person, in her capacity as the former Chair of the College, about the operation of the College and its finances.

• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information (f)
• 21(2)(d)
• 21(2)(e)
• 21(2)(f)
• 21(2)(h)
• 21(2)(i)
• 49(b)

• fairness