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CITATION: City of Ottawa v. Ontario, 2010 ONSC 6835 DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 201/10 DATE: 20101213 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONAL COURT JENNINGS, MOLLOY and DALEY JJ. B E T W E E N: CITY OF OTTAWA Applicant - and - ONTARIO (INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER) and JOHN DUNN Respondents REASONS FOR JUDGMENT JENNINGS J. MOLLOY J. DALEY J. Released: December 13, 2010

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City of Ottawa v. Ontario

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Canada

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Latitude: 62.07067909300361

Longitude: -107.72231232402085

Country Location (linked Case Law): Canada

Decision Date: Dec 13, 2010

Case Status: Closed

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Motion granted
Reversed Lower Court

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Access to Information Denied

Keywords

Oversight Bodies
Privacy

Judicial Body: Appellate Court

Court Name: Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Canada

Case Number: 2010 ONSC 6835

Case Summary: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Canada held that the freedom of information law does not require disclosure to the public of personal emails, unrelated to work, even though sent and received by government employees on their workplace email accounts. The Court focused on the purpose of access to information legislation as being to facilitate democracy, and noted that disclosure of information contained in unofficial communications is not necessary to "support the democratic purpose" (para. 32). This case analysis was contributed by Right2Info.org.

Case Significance: The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

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CIPIT

Date Updated: May 11, 2024

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