The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (the Municipality) received a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for "all information relating specifically to myself such as personnel/personal files, log notes, etc. which are being held by the Metropolitan Corporation". The Municipality responded to the request by providing access to all of the records requested with the exception of six specified records. Access to these six records was denied on the basis of section 12 of the Act.

The requester appealed the Municipality's decision to deny access to the six records.