Does an applicant in a FOIP request have the right to access confidential reviews about him/herself from peers concerning a tenure application?
• Normally, an applicant can gain access to information about him/herself. However, in some cases, if the information was provided explicitly or implicitly in confidence by the third party, the institution may refuse to release that information (section 19). If the applicant agrees to the public body approaching the referee, and the referee agrees to the release of the information to the applicant, the institution would release it. • In Order F2002-027, the Adjudicator upheld the public body’s decision to withhold a reference letter under section 19(1) because the letter contained personal information that was evaluative and opinion material, it was written to help determine the applicant’s suitability for employment, and the referee had supplied the letter in confidence.
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