The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario (the IPC) received a complaint from a correctional officer employed by a correctional institution at the Ministry of Public Safety and Security (the Ministry). The correctional officer (now the complainant) is concerned that the Ministry inappropriately disclosed and used his personal information.

Specifically, the complainant states that on July 19, 2002, the Superintendent of the correctional institution conducted a meeting with a union representative to discuss matters pertaining to his behaviour and, during the meeting, the Superintendent verbally disclosed that the complainant had a previous substance addiction problem.