Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2026-020 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

August 7, 2026

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2026-020 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act2015. A summary of the Report is included below.

To view the Report in its entirety, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/reports/.

Report: A-2026-020
Report Date: August 7, 2026
Public Body: Town of Victoria
Summary: The Complainant made an access request to the Town of Victoria for the leave of absence records of a Town employee for a specified period. The Town refused to disclose this information under section 40 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015, claiming that this is personal information. The Commissioner agreed with the Town’s conclusion and recommended that it continue to withhold the information.

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