A decision concerning me is published on CanLII. Can I have it withdrawn from the site or have my name removed from it?
Generally, no. In Canada, information appearing in court cases is a matter of public record. The law sometimes makes exceptions to this principle by imposing various permanent or temporary restrictions on publication of information, by either legislative provision or court order. CanLII scrupulously complies with such legal restrictions, with the collaboration of the courts and other institutions that provide it with decisions. In order to minimize the impact of decision publication on individuals’ privacy, CanLII does not allow external web robots to index decisions published on its Website. In practice, this prevents people from finding a decision on CanLII by querying an individual’s name using search engines such as those of Google, Live or Yahoo. Requests concerning the content of documents published on the CanLII site should be submitted to CanLII’s Editor or Privacy Policy Officer using the feedback form. Requests that decisions be withdrawn or changed will be studied in light o
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