Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2026-017 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

July 9, 2026

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2026-017 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-2026-017
Report Date: July 7, 2026
Public Body: Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
Summary: The Complainant made an access request to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) for investigation records. The RNC refused to disclose the records on the grounds that they were excluded from the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 by section 5(1)(m). The Commissioner concluded that the RNC had met the statutory burden of proving that section 5(1)(m) applied and recommended that the RNC maintain its position.

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