Holly Big Canoe

The appellant appealed the City of Cambridge's decision to deny access to a technical audit regarding a non-profit housing condominium project.

The City initially claimed exemptions under sections 10(1)(a) and (c) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, but later withdrew its objection.

The third party, Cambridge Kiwanis, objected to disclosure but failed to provide evidence that the information was supplied in confidence or that disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause the enumerated harms.

The Inquiry Officer ordered the City to disclose the record.

The requester appealed the Ontario Human Rights Commission's decision to deny access to records related to a human rights complaint against him, including the written complaint, investigator's notes, and counsel's notes.

The Inquiry Officer found that the records did not qualify for the law enforcement exemptions under sections 14(1) and 14(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

However, certain notes were exempt under solicitor-client privilege (section 19) and section 49(a).

The Inquiry Officer also found that disclosure of some records would constitute an unjustified invasion of personal privacy under section 49(b), but ordered the OHRC to reconsider its exercise of discretion regarding the handwritten complaint, as a typewritten version had already been disclosed.