Are contracts and agreements between a Metis settlement and a company releasable under the FOIP Act?
• If a FOIP request is received, consider whether any of the exceptions in sections 16 to 29 are applicable. • It is mandatory that the Metis settlement not disclose the commercial, financial or technical information supplied in confidence that would significantly harm the business interests of a third party (section 16). The FOIP Act contains a process to consult with companies before releasing information they supplied to the Metis settlement.
