Collection
Access to Information Orders
Date
File Numbers
PA22-00003
Adjudicators
Jessica Kowalski
Decision Type
Order
Applicable Legislation
FIPPA - 2(1) personal information
FIPPA - 21
FIPPA - 24
FIPPA - 49(b)
The appellant sought access from the WSIB to records relating to his claims. The WSIB granted partial access, withholding information from one of 17 responsive records because it contains another individual’s personal information. The appellant challenges the WSIB’s claim that the withheld information is exempt and claims that the WSIB narrowed the scope of his request, resulting in a restricted search for responsive records. The adjudicator finds that the WSIB’s clarification of the request and its search for responsive records were reasonable and that the withheld information at issue is exempt under the discretionary personal privacy exemption in section 49(b). She dismisses the appeal.