PO-4614

A graduate of the University of Waterloo made a request, under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, for records related to an accommodation request that he made during a certain period of time. This appeal is about the university’s decision to withhold one record completely on the basis that it contains advice and recommendations and a part of another record on the basis that it contains personal information of one or more university employees. The appeal is also about the appellant’s challenge of the reasonableness of the university’s search for records.
The adjudicator allows the appeal, in part. She finds that some of the information at issue is not personal information, so the personal privacy reason stated by the university does not apply. The adjudicator orders the university to disclose this information to the appellant.
The adjudicator upholds the university’s decision to withhold the other record for the advice and recommendation reason (section 49(a), read with section 13(1)).
The adjudicator also upholds the university’s search for records.