Collection
Privacy Reports
Date
File Numbers
MC18-23
Adjudicators
John Gayle
Decision Type
Privacy Complaint Report
Applicable Legislation
MFIPPA - 2(1)
MFIPPA - 2(2.1)
MFIPPA - 32(b)
MFIPPA - 32(c)
MFIPPA - 32(d)
MFIPPA - 33
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario received a privacy complaint involving the Municipality of Leamington (the municipality). The complaint was that the municipality had inappropriately disclosed an email containing personal information to third parties. The complainant was concerned that the disclosure breached his privacy under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act).
This report finds that the municipality’s disclosure of the complainant’s information was not in accordance with section 32 of the Act.