The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2026-019 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-2026-019 |
| Report Date: | August 4, 2026 |
| Public Body: | Town of Grand Falls-Windsor |
| Summary: | The Complainant submitted a request to the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor seeking information related to complaints they had filed with the Town, Municipal Enforcement Officers’ qualifications, and declarations of relationships between Town staff and another party to the complaints. The Town provided responsive records to the Complainant but withheld the Officers’ qualifications under section 40 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Complainant believed that additional records ought to exist and disputed the Town’s application of section 40. The Commissioner accepted that the Town conducted a reasonable search for records and that it appropriately applied section 40 of the Act, recommending that the Town continue to withhold personal information. |
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