Investigation Report: FIPPA No Response Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures

2026-04-22

Summary

This report concerns an investigation under The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) relating to an access request made to the Department of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures (the public body or the department). The complainant contacted our office with a complaint that the public body did not provide the applicant with a decision to their access request within the legislated time limit of 45 days.

Based on our review, we determined the Department of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures failed to respond to the complainant’s request within 45 days as required under FIPPA. Therefore, this complaint is supported.

Our office issued a recommendation that the public body provide an access decision to the complainant by March 10, 2026. The public body complied with the time limit to respond in writing to our report and recommendation and accepted the recommendation on March 5. The public body issued a revised access decision letter to the complainant on March 20, within the legislated time limit for compliance which is 15 days after accepting a recommendation.

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MO-14719