The City of Mississauga sought judicial review of an IPC order requiring the disclosure of an electronic spreadsheet containing personal information of over 11,000 voters from the 2018 municipal election.
The IPC found that disclosure was expressly authorized by section 88(5) of the Municipal Elections Act, which overrides the privacy exemption in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding the IPC's reliance on binding precedent and its distinction between access and use restrictions to be reasonable.
