The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-048 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
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| Report: | A-2025-048 |
| Report Date: | December 1, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to Memorial University for records about deliverables produced by the senior and special advisors to the President. The University provided a final response, withholding some information under sections 27 (cabinet confidences), 29 (policy advice or recommendations), 31 (disclosure harmful to law enforcement), 35 (harm to the financial and economic interests of a public body), and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). This Office made recommendations for additional releases to the University which it accepted and additional information was disclosed to the Complainant. The Commissioner found that the remaining exceptions had been properly applied and determined that the University had conducted a reasonable search and met its duty to assist. The Commissioner recommended the University continue to withhold the remaining redacted information. |
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