Decision |
Entity |
Summary |
P2020-D-01
|
Weinrich Contracting Ltd. |
The Adjudicator determined that an agreement between the complainant and Weinrich Contracting Ltd, for which the complainant was a sole director and equal shareholder with his brother, does not preclude the Commissioner from conducting an inquiry into the issues raised by the complainant in a request for inquiry that the complainant had submitted. |
P2013-D-01
|
Legal Aid Society of Alberta |
The Adjudicator decided that the Legal Aid Society was subject to PIPA. |
P2012-AR-01
|
AYSA Pharm Inc. |
AYSA Pharm Inc. requested an advance ruling on whether it should release contact information about its employees to the union that had recently become certified to represent some of its employees. The Commissioner delegated authority to the British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner. |
P2011-D-03
|
Davidson & Williams LLP |
A law firm was ordered to respond in accordance with the OIPC's Solicitor-Client Adjudication Protocol. |
P2011-D-01
|
Alberta Teachers' Association |
The Adjudicator did not recuse himself from a matter regarding the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA), and found that an inquiry into a complaint against the ATA was warranted. |
P2010-D-01
|
Alberta Teachers' Association |
The Alberta Teachers' Association objected to the continuation of an inquiry on the basis of a Court of Appeal decision. It was found, however, that PIPA permitted more than one time extension. A "presumption of termination" had not arisen in this case. This decision was subject to judicial review. It was quashed on other grounds and remitted. Decision on remittance - see Order P2012-002 and Decision P2011-D-001. |
F2020-D-01
|
Labour Relations Board |
An individual made a complaint about a Labour Relations Board (LRB) decision to refuse to mask his personal information in a publicly available decision and argued that failing to mask his personal information from the decision on the LRB’s website contravened Part 2 of FOIP. The Adjudicator found that the decision not to mask personal information was made by a vice-chair of LRB and was made within LRB’s exclusive jurisdiction to make under section 12(4) of the Labour Relations Code. The Adjudicator determined that the doctrine of issue estoppel or “res judicata” applied and that factors relevant to this doctrine weighed against exercising discretion to deciding the issue for inquiry. |
F2018-D-03
|
City of Calgary |
The applicant made a request for records from the City of Calgary. The City of Calgary acknowledged that it did not respond to the applicant within the time limit set out in FOIP, and said it expected to provide a response by a certain date. The Adjudicator required the City of Calgary to provide the Adjudicator with a copy of its cover letter responding to the applicant when responding to him. The Adjudicator reserved jurisdiction to make an order in relation to the time limit set out in FOIP if the circumstances require it. |
F2017-D-02
|
City of Calgary |
On the fourth page of a letter sent to the City of Calgary, the applicant made an access request. The applicant requested a review of the City of Calgary's failure to respond to her access request. The City of Calgary informed the Adjudicator and the applicant that it now realized that the letter was an access request and it had begun processing it. The Adjudicator decided not to make an order, because making an order would mean that the City of Calgary would be required to delay its response by 45 days in accordance with FOIP. However, the Adjudicator reserved jurisdiction to make an order in relation to the timing of the City of Calgary’s response if it became necessary to do so. |
F2017-D-01
|
University of Calgary |
After the Supreme Court of Canada, in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, found that the Commissioner does not have the power to compel such records, the Commissioner delegated a different Adjudicator to complete the inquiry. The University of Calgary took the position that the question of whether the records had been properly withheld from an applicant by the University of Calgary in reliance on the exception of privileged information had already been decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. However, the Adjudicator held that the Supreme Court had not already made a decision about whether privilege had been properly claimed over all the records at issue for a number of reasons set out in this decision. |
F2015-D-01
|
Calgary Regional Partnership Inc. |
The Calgary Regional Partnership Inc. found not subject to FOIP. |
F2014-D-02
|
Alberta Health Services |
The applicant requested information regarding her employment history from Alberta Health Services (AHS). AHS responded to the applicant but severed some information under sections 17 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) and 27 (privileged information). With regard to section 27(1)(a), the Adjudicator decided that AHS should have opportunity to obtain evidence and precedents to support its application of section 27(1)(a) to the records, which resulted in this interim decision for this aspect of the inquiry. |
F2014-D-01
|
Jobs, Skills, Labour and Training |
The Adjudicator concluded that a review of the application of section 16(1) of FOIP to the requested information could proceed, so as to determine whether disclosure of the information would be harmful to the business interests of any third party. The applicant had requested information from Jobs, Skills, Labour and Training relating to the province's "highest-risk employers" in terms of compliance with occupational health and safety standards. |
F2013-D-01
|
Alberta Treasury Branches |
This decision provided supplementary reasons to Order F2012-09. This decision was subject to judicial review. It was upheld. |
F2012-D-02, P2012-D-01 & M2012-D-01
|
Service Alberta & Sentinel Registry Ltd. |
A jurisdictional issue related to a complaint against Sentinel Regisry Ltd. was found to be subject to FOIP not PIPA. |
F2012-D-01
|
Workers' Compensation Board |
The Adjudicator decided notification of affected third parties was not practicable for the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB). Instead, the adjudicator decided to review the submissions of WCB and the applicant before considering whether any affected parties should be given notice. |
F2011-D-02
|
Service Alberta |
The Adjudicator determined that the issues for inquiry had not been decided in Order F2009-024 and that there was jurisdiction to conduct an inquiry. Service Alberta had made a jurisdictional challenge of the adjudicator to conduct an inquiry. |
F2010-D-03
|
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The Adjudicator decided not to conduct an inquiry in relation to the Calgary Police Service's decision to withhold information from the applicant in response to an access request. |
F2010-D-02
|
Grande Yellowhead Public School Division |
A time extension to complete an inquiry was challenged based on a test set out in a Court of Appeal decision. The inquiry proceeded because delays had been occasioned by operational factors inherent to the inquiry process, as well as by positions taken by the parties involved. This decision was subject to judicial review. The application was discontinued. |
F2010-D-01
|
Edmonton Police Service |
Edmonton Police Service objected to an inquiry on the basis that the timelines had set out in FOIP had been exceed, and that the inquiry must be terminated by reference to the test set out in a Court of Appeal decision. It was found that the court's decision did not apply in this case, and the inquiry could continue. This decision was subject to judicial review. It was not heard. |
F2009-D-01
|
Solicitor General and Public Security |
The Adjudicator decided that there was no basis for accepting Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security's submissions and evidence "in camera". This decision was subject to judicial review. It was upheld. |
F2008-D-03
|
Edmonton Police Commission |
The Adjudicator decided that the Edmonton Police Service Chief of Police was a person affected by a request for review. |
F2008-D-02
|
Employment and Immigration |
The Adjudicator concluded that those employers that indicate that they wish to participate in the inquiry would be affected by the request for review, and that those employers would then be provided with a copy of the applicant's request for review. This decision was subject to judicial review. It was quashed and remitted to a different adjudicator. |
F2008-D-01
|
Employment and Immigration |
The Adjudicator determined that employers mentioned in records subject to inquiry were required to be notified of the applicant's request for review on a request for records from Alberta Employment and Immigration. This decision was subject to judicial review. It was quashed and remitted to a different adjudicator. |