P-23

These appeals were received pursuant to subsection 50(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987 (the "Act") which gives a person who has made a request for access to a record under subsection 24(1) a right to appeal any decision of a head under the Act to the Commissioner.

The facts of these appeals and the procedure employed in making this Order are as follows:

1. On January 4, 1988, the requester in Appeal No. 880020, filed a request with the Ministry of Revenue (the "institution") for access to: "Proposed re-assessment values for all properties in the City of Scarborough, all classes based on 1984 values as proposed in the Metropolitan section 63 study".
   
   
2. On February 17, 1988, the requester in Appeal No. 880035, filed a request with the institution for access to "...the proposed re-assessment values for properties in Metropolitan Toronto pursuant to re-assessment under section 63 (1984 values)".
   
   
3. On February 19, 1988, the requester in Appeal No. 880066 filed a request with the institution for access to records "...with respect to house-by-house market value assessment figures for the year 1984 for the City of Toronto".
   
   
4. On April 6, 1988, the requester in Appeal No. 880242 filed a request with the institution for access to "...estimates of market value for 1984 of all properties in the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, on a property-by-property basis". The requester also sought access to "...the 1984 estimate of market value and the applicable factor which would produce the new taxable assessment of the proposed method of Metropolitan-wide s. 63 market value assessment".
   
   
5. Within thirty days of receipt of each access request, the Freedom of Information Co-ordinator for the institution responded to the requesters by advising that "...[a]ccess is denied to the records under Section 21(1) of the Act. [The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987]. Section 21(3)(f) states that it is a presumed invasion of privacy to disclose personal information that describes an individual's finances, income, assets, liabilities, net worth, ...".
   

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• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 2(1) personal information (d)
• 67(2) and (3)

• Assessment Act - see also Confidentiality Provision in another Act
• Confidentiality Provision in another Act
• evaluation
• identifiable individual
• municipal address
• Property Assessments