P-441

The Ministry of Natural Resources (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for a copy of:

the recommendations and results from fact-finding exercise by [the Manager of the Ministry's Water Policy Section], who was acting as the Deputy Minister's designee at the Stage 2 of the grievance filed on January 29, 1990 and related to the provisions of Article 18.1 of the collective agreement.

The responsive record identified by the Ministry consists of a one-page covering memorandum, and an attached 12-page report with a one-page appendix. The Ministry provided access to all of the one-page covering memorandum with the exception of paragraphs 2 and 3, and all of the appendix with the exception of the last word and some symbols which appear on the page. Access to the remaining parts of the record was denied by the Ministry, pursuant to sections 13(1), 17(1)(d) and 19 of the Act. The requester appealed the Ministry's decision.

Mediation was not successful, and notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the Ministry's decision was sent to the requester, the Ministry and the fourteen individuals listed in the appendix (the affected persons). Representations were received from the Ministry, the appellant and three of the affected persons. In its representations, the Ministry raised sections 18(1)(c) and 21(1) of the Act as new exemption claims. One of the affected persons also identified section 21(1) as a relevant consideration. The other two affected persons who provided representations felt that the record should be released.

• FIPPA
• 18(1)(c)
• 2(1) personal information
• 2(1) personal information (g)
• 2(1) personal information (h)
• 21(1)(f)
• 67(2)
• Section 19
• 13(1)
• 17(1)

• Advice or Recommendations
• Confidentiality Provision in another Act
• crown counsel
• reasonable expectation of harm
• third party
• Third Party Information