Under FIPPA, the appellant made a request to Hamilton Health Sciences (the hospital) for statistical and other information relating to the work of the Child Advocacy and Assessment Program (CAAP) at a particular hospital location. The appellant asserts that her child was misdiagnosed by the CAAP team as a victim of child abuse, and she seeks information relating to the number and outcomes of similar incidents over the past 10 years. The hospital denies the appellant’s characterization of the work of CAAP, including the assertion that CAAP team members diagnose child abuse or make child abuse allegations. Ultimately the hospital denied the appellant’s request on the basis it does not compile the type of information she seeks.
In this order, the adjudicator explains her reasons for declining to conduct an inquiry of this matter under FIPPA. She accepts the evidence that the requested information does not exist in the form sought by the appellant, and finds there is no obligation under FIPPA for the hospital to conduct a search or to create a responsive record in the circumstances. She dismisses the appeal.