IPC in the Courts

Institution's application dismissed June 7, 2011 
Institution's appeal to the Court of Appeal dismissed on June 4, 2012. 
Institution's appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on April 24, 2014.

Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2014 SCC 31; affirming 2012 ONCA 393 (C.A.), and affirming 2011 ONSC 3525 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court decision

Court of Appeal decision

Supreme Court of Canada decision

Institution's application abandoned April 16, 2004

Children's Lawyer of Ontario v. Jane Doe, Requester, and Tom Mitchinson, Assistant Commissioner, Information & Privacy Commissioner/Ontario, Toronto Doc. 752/03 (Div. Ct.)

Institution's application abandoned on June 10, 2015.

University of Toronto v. Information and Privacy Commissioner (Ontario), Tor. Doc. 225/09 (Div. Ct.)

Institution's and Requester's applications dismissed January 29, 2008

Ontario (Ministry of Correctional Services) v. Goodis, [2008] O.J. No. 289, 89 O.R. (3d) 457, 290 D.L.R. (4th) 102 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court Decision

Institution's application abandoned January 6, 2005

Minister of Finance of Ontario v. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and Jane Doe and The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada, Toronto Doc. 37/04 (Div. Ct.)

Institution's application allowed March 26, 2010

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Toronto Star, 2010 ONSC 991, 101 O.R. (3d) 142 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court Decision

Order for production of records in Appeal PA08-92 has not been published.

Affected party's application abandoned June 26, 2008

McMaster University and Dr. Peter George v. Information and Privacy Commissioner and The Metroland Media Group Ltd. carrying on business as The Hamilton Spectator,, Tor. Doc. 78/08 (Div. Ct.)

Institution's application abandoned April 16, 2012 
Affected party's application abandoned April 12, 2012

Ministry of the Attorney General v. Information and Privacy Commissioner, and John Doe, Requester, and the Estate of William Doe, Tor. Doc. 412/07 (Div. Ct.)

The Wife of the Named Individual; The Estate of the Named Individual v. Ontario (Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner), Tor. Doc. 418/07 (Div. Ct.)

Institution’s application dismissed March 6, 2009 
Institution’s motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal dismissed June 29, 2009

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2009] O.J. No. 952 (Div. Ct.); motion for leave to appeal dismissed, Doc. M37397 (C.A.)

Divisional Court Decision

Affected Party's application dismissed May 27, 2008

Grant Forest Products Inc. v. Caddigan, [2008] O.J. No. 2243 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court Decision

Institution's application dismissed July 16, 2007

Ontario (Ministry of the Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2007] O.J. No. 2769 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court Decision

Requester's application dismissed for delay December 6, 2006

Vince Chiarelli v. Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal, Tor. Doc. 411/05 (Div. Ct.)

Institution's application mostly dismissed April 1, 2011, but allowed in part. 
Institution’s appeal allowed by the Court of Appeal on February 24, 2012. 
Requester's and IPC's appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on May 9, 2014.

John Doe v. Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36; affirming 2012 ONCA 125 (C.A.), reversing 2011 ONSC 2030 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court decision 
Court of Appeal decision
Supreme Court of Canada decision

Affected party's application (Court #88/05) abandoned March 5, 2007 
Affected party's application (Court #89/05) dismissed March 8, 2007

Canadian Medical Laboratories Healthcare Imaging Inc. v. Donald Hale, Adjudicator, Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario and John Doe, Tor. Doc. 88/05 (Div. Ct.)

KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres v. Donald Hale, Adjudicator, and John Doe, Requester, [2007] O.J. No. 949, Tor. Doc. 89/05 (Div. Ct.)

Divisional Court Decision

Affected party's application abandoned on April 15, 2014.

Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies et al. v. The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and John Doe, Tor. Doc. 38/11 (Div. Ct.)