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Document
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MO-1392
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File #
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MA-000165-1
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Institution/HIC
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The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
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Summary
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The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (the TRCA) received a request for access to information under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act ). The requester sought access to records relating to the TRCA's purchase of a specific property from a named individual (the affected person), including property appraisals and the offer to purchase. The TRCA responded to the request by stating that access to the responsive records was being refused on the basis of section 11(c) and (d) of the Act (economic and other interests) since: . . . the information could reasonably be expected to prejudice the economic interests of the TRCA or the competitive position of the TRCA or be injurious to the financial interests of the TRCA. Specifically, the release of information with respect to property valuations could prejudice the TRCA's ability to obtain land at a fair price in the future. The TRCA also indicated that access to the information in the records was being denied on the basis of section 14(1) (personal privacy). The TRCA stated: Specifically, the information requested involves a financial transaction and relates to an individual's finances, financial history or activities. This information cannot be released without consent of the individual pursuant to section 14(1)(a). The requester (now the appellant) appealed the TRCA's decision to this office. During the mediation stage of the appeal, the affected person wrote to the TRCA stating that she believed the information in the records was her personal information, and that she objected to its disclosure. Also during the mediation stage of the appeal, the TRCA issued a revised decision in which it provided the appellant with severed copies of two appraisal reports, and an agreement of purchase and sale with respect to the property. The TRCA advised that it was withholding portions of these records pursuant to the exemptions claimed earlier, namely sections 11(c), 11(d) and 14(1) of the Act . As a result of the revised decision, the appellant advised that he was still seeking only some of the information withheld from the three records, as described below. I sent a Notice of Inquiry setting out the issues in the appeal initially to the TRCA, which provided representations in response. I then sent a Notice of Inquiry to the appellant, together with the non-confidential portions of the TRCA representations. The appellant sent representations in response. I then sent a Notice of Inquiry, together with the appellant's representations, to the affected person. I did not receive representations from this individual.
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Legislation
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MFIPPA
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11(c)
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11(d)
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14(1)(f)
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14(3)(f)
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2(1) personal information
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Subject Index
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Signed by
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David Goodis
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Published
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Jan 26, 2001
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Type
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Order
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