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- Notes on Nova Scotia’s FOIPOP Reform Bill
On Friday, the Nova Scotia legislature introduced Bill 150, a new statute that consolidates the province’s public sector access and privacy laws and introduces key modernization reforms. Below are some quick highlights from the bill. Class-based exemption for security control information. I just pos … Read more »
- File path information, network security and FOI
On March 7, 2025, the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench affirmed the withholding of file path information from a requester who sought the information under Saskatchewan’s provincial freedom of information statute. The Court described the information as “file path addresses/links and barcodes within … Read more »
- Ont CA finds compliance with a reasonable record retention policy weighs against unacceptable negligence finding
On September 15, the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed an appeal seeking a Charter remedy for lost evidence in a criminal matter. The Crown withdrew charges against the appellant after he absconded to the United States and was convicted on separate charges, making a return to Canada unlikely unt … Read more »
- System monitoring decision stresses employees’ informed choice
In December of last year, Arbitrator Abramsky upheld a grievance that challenged the reasonableness of system monitoring conducted by an employer, though only to the extent the employer’s workplace monitoring policy (which is required in Ontario) did not provide clear enough notice. She accepted the … Read more »
- IPC decision highlights issues about threat assessment and PHIPA application
On January 31, 2024, the IPC/Ontario ordered the Ontario Medical Association’s Physician Health Program to provide a complainant with access to a draft assessment report, though it permitted the OMA to withhold behavioral information collected in preparing the report. Many institutions have processe … Read more »