The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2026-034 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. 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-2026-034 |
| Report Date: | October 19, 2026 |
| Public Body: | department of Finance |
| Summary: | The Complainant made a request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Department of Finance for records related to the Conception Bay North Wildfires. Finance provided one record and a link to another publicly available record. One piece of information was withheld under section 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Complainant was not satisfied with this response, asserting that additional records should exist and that the Department did not conduct an adequate search. The Commissioner determined that the Department had met its duty to assist by conducting a reasonable search for records, and that the information withheld was done in accordance with ATIPPA, 2015. |
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