Was the information in question “personal information” as defined in section 2(1) of the Act?
If yes, (B) Was the Ministry’s disclosure of the personal information in compliance with section 42 of the Act? (C) Did the Ministry take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized access to records? RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION Issue A: Was the information in question “personal information” as defined in section 2(1) of the Act? Section 2(1) of the Act defines “personal information”, in part, as: recorded information about an identifiable individual, including (h) the individual’s name where it appears with other personal information relating to the individual or where the disclosure of the name would reveal other personal information about the individual; The information in question included the complainant’s profile containing his name together with other information about him, and the information that he was being considered for assignment with the Ministry. It is our view that this information met the requirements of paragraph (h) of the definition of “personal information” in se
If yes, (B) Did the Police disclose the personal information in compliance with the Act? RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION Issue A: Was the information in question “personal information”, as defined in section 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, (a) information relating to the race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or marital or family status of the individual, (b) information relating to the education or the medical, psychiatric, psychological, criminal or employment history of the individual or information relating to financial transactions in which the individual has been involved, … (d) the address, telephone number, fingerprints or blood type of the individual, … (e) the personal opinions or views of the individual except if they relate to another individual, … (g) the views or opinions of another individual about the in
