P-485

The Ministry of Housing (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to certain information about a Ministry job competition in which the requester was an unsuccessful candidate. The Ministry initially identified nine responsive records. It provided access to six records in their entirety and denied access to the remaining three records in part, pursuant to sections 21(1), 21(3)(d), (f), and (h) of the Act. The requester appealed the Ministry's decision.

During mediation, the appellant initially narrowed the scope of the appeal to two of the severed records. The Ministry then located five more records responsive to the request. Access in full was given to two of the additional records; the Ministry denied access to three of them. The appellant indicated that he wanted to view the original copies of the three records which had been released to him which contained severances. He also maintained that there exists two more specific records responsive to his request.

Further mediation of the appeal was not successful, and notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the Ministry's decision was sent to the appellant and the Ministry. Written representations were received from both parties. In his representations, the appellant indicated that he was not interested in receiving access to those portions of Record 5 which contain financial information about certain candidates for which the Ministry had claimed the exemption under section 21(3)(f) of the Act.

The five records which remain at issue in this appeal are described in Appendix A attached to this order.

• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 21(1)(f)
• 21(2)(a)
• 21(2)(d)
• 21(3)(d)
• 21(3)(h)
• 29(1)(a)(ii)
• 30(2)

• education or employment history
• job applications or competitions
• method of access
• Public Scrutiny
• recommendations or evaluations