The Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner, Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh, has released her Report A-2024-030 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
To view the Report in its entirety, please go to https://www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/reports/.
| Report: | A-2024-030 |
| Report Date: | June 27, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to Memorial University for records relating to the resumes and cover letters for several employment competitions with the University. The University provided the Complainant with responsive records but withheld the personal information contained in the records, including educational and employment history, citing section 40(1) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The University also disclosed a form used for evaluating candidates but withheld the actual evaluations pursuant to section 32(a) of the Act. The Complainant asserted that the qualifications of candidates and their evaluations should be disclosed. This Office determined that the University properly applied both sections 40(1) and 32(a), noting the Act’s explicit classification of employment and educational history as personal information, the sensitivity of this information, and the need to provide confidentiality in the hiring process. |
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