Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – Manitoba Hydro
investigations & monitoring
fippa
Summary
Manitoba Hydro; refusal of access to briefing and advisory notes about parental leave and EI benefits on the basis that all information contained in the responsive record was subject to solicitor-client privilege; provision 27(1)(a); Manitoba Hydro asserted in writing that the record in question satisfies all criteria for solicitor-client privilege described in Solosky v. R. and this, in conjunction with the descriptive metadata provided by Hydro, was sufficient for the ombudsman to conclude that the responsive record was subject to the stated exception.
Case 2018-0098