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MO-1906

Document		MO-1906


File #		MA-040144-1


Institution/HIC		City of Toronto


Summary		This is an appeal from a decision of the City of Toronto (the City), made under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act ). The decision arises out of a request for information about the amount of debt owed by the requester as a result of a sponsorship default. The requester sponsored a named individual’s immigration to Canada and, as a result of his sponsorship default, is obliged to repay any social assistance benefits paid to the individual. The request therefore relates to the amount of social assistance benefits the named individual received. The City decided to release the information requested, and notified the named individual that it intended to disclose this information. The named individual (now the appellant) objected to release of the information, and filed this appeal, on the basis that the information is exempt under section 14(1) of the Act (invasion of privacy). The information has not been released pending the resolution of this appeal. Mediation did not resolve the appeal, and it was transferred to the inquiry stage of the process. This office sent a Notice of Inquiry to the City and the requester initially, inviting them to provide representations on the issues.


Legislation		MFIPPA 14(1)(a) 14(1)(f)


Subject Index		consent to access to personal information


Signed by		Frank DeVries


Published		Feb 28, 2005


Type		Order


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