P-432

The Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to the reason why a named individual other than the requester terminated his service with the Ontario Provincial Police (the OPP).

The record identified by the Ministry as being responsive to the request consists of a two-page OPP report dealing with the resignation of a former member of the OPP (the affected person). The requester was provided with access to portions of this record, and was denied access to other portions, either because they were not responsive to the request, or were exempt by the Ministry under section 21(1) of the Act. The requester appealed the Ministry's decision. The only portion of the record which remains at issue in this appeal is a four-line section on page 1 of the record which outlines the affected person's reasons for resigning from the OPP.

Mediation was not successful, and notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the Ministry's decision was sent to the appellant, the Ministry and the affected person. Written representations were received from the Ministry and the affected person only.

The sole issue arising in this appeal is whether the four-line section of the record which was severed under section 21(1) contains "personal information" as defined by section 2(1) of the Act and, if so, whether the mandatory exemption provided by section 21(1) applies.

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• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 2(1) personal information (a)
• 2(1) personal information (b)

• education or employment history
• education or employment history
• marital status
• unjustified invasion of