Collection
Privacy Reports
Date
File Numbers
PC18-18
Adjudicators
Lucy Costa
Decision Type
Privacy Complaint Report
Applicable Legislation
FIPPA - 2(1)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario received a complaint alleging that the Ministry of Transportation contravened the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act when it disclosed the complainant’s personal information to the War Amputations of Canada. This report finds that the information at issue is “personal information” as defined in section 2(1) of the Act and that the personal information was disclosed in accordance with section 42(1)(c) of the Act.