Is the information “personal information” as defined in sections 2(1) of the Act?
Section 2(1) of the Act states in part that “personal information” means recorded information about an identifiable individual, including, (b) information relating to the education or the medical, psychiatric, psychological, criminal or employment history of the individual . (e) the personal opinions or views of the individual except if they relate to another individual Based on paragraph (e) of the definition of “personal information” in section 2 of the Act, I have concluded that the information disclosed to the grandmother by the principal, as described by the Board, would qualify as the personal information of the complainant, albeit in relation to her son’s education. Based on paragraph (b) of the definition of “personal information” in section 2 of the Act, I have also concluded that the information disclosed to the grandmother by the principal, as described by the grandmother, would qualify as the personal information of the complainant’s child. Was the disclosure of the “person
