Can a municipality disclose a copy of a development permit or a list of development permits issued?
• The records requested should be reviewed to determine whether any of the exceptions to disclosure in the FOIP Act would apply and then all or part of the records would be released based upon the application of the Act. • Municipalities can follow their regular practice concerning this information, as set out in their land use bylaw and policies. • If the permit has been issued to an individual, the municipality may release the name of the permit holder and the “nature of the permit”. This would likely include all the information related to what the permit allows the permit holder to do (e.g. location of work site, the kind of use, value of the project, etc.). It may not include other personal information of the permit holder, such as their home phone number, or home address if different than the location of the work site. • If the permit has been issued to a business or company, it is unlikely that it would contain personal information or commercial or technical information under sec
