How to Request a Review or Make a Privacy Complaint

The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA, 2015) designates the Information & Privacy Commissioner as the independent review mechanism. This means that applicants have an avenue of recourse, in addition to the Supreme Court Trial Division, when they have been refused access to records or information they have requested.

Applicants or Third Parties may ask the Information & Privacy Commissioner to investigate a complaint:

  • about a refusal of access
  • by an individual who believes that his or her personal information has been collected, used or disclosed by a public body in contravention of the Act
  • about fees charged
  • by a third party who objects to the planned release of information affecting their interests
  • about a refusal to correct personal information

Complaint forms can be found on the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s website. For more information about filing a complaint, please contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

The Information & Privacy Commissioner is Ms. Kerry Hatfield.

Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner
Kerry Hatfield
Beothuck Building
20 Crosbie Place
St. John’s, NL A1B 3Y8
Tel: (709) 729-6309
Toll Free: 1-877-729-6309
Fax: (709) 729-6500
Email:
Website: oipc.nl.ca