2005 Orders

This page of the website provides links to Orders and related news releases on the website of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (external link). Each Order and news release is in PDF format and opens in a separate browser window.

Summaries of the Orders are prepared by Policy and Governance, Service Alberta, and are added to this page as soon as they are available.

Orders, New Releases, Summaries

F2005-030: Full Text | News Release

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office orders Alberta Environment to release details of a remediation agreement relating to the clean-up of contaminated land.
(Alberta Environment) (Released January 2, 2008)

F2005-029: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that he has no jurisdiction over the applicant's request for municipal property assessment information.
(City of Calgary) (Released February 6, 2007)

F2005-028: Full Text | News Release

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that the Medicine Hat Police Service must refuse to disclose records relating to offences allegedly committed by young persons subject to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) and that the Commissioner does not have jurisdiction over records relating to extrajudicial measures used in respect of a young person.
(Medicine Hat Police Service) (Released July 10, 2007)

F2005-027: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office finds that the Workers' Compensation Board properly disclosed the complainant's personal information to her former employer and to the Appeals Commission.
(Workers' Compensation Board) (March 5, 2007)

F2005-026: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office upholds Alberta Human Resources and Employment's decision to withhold statements made by the applicant during an investigation into a workplace accident.
(Alberta Human Resources and Employment) (Released January 4, 2006)

F2005-025: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) was authorized to disclose the complainant's personal information to persons conducting investigations into the complainant's allegations.
(Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) (Released November 3, 2006)

F2005-024: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that the David Thompson Health Region conducted an adequate search for records.
(David Thompson Health Region) (Released August 16, 2006)

F2005-023: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office upholds Alberta Insurance Council's decision to not correct personal information.
(Alberta Insurance Council) (Released May 16, 2006)

F2005-022: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office excuses applicant from paying fees for records relating to a matter of public interest.
(Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security) (Released November 2, 2005)

F2005-021: Full Text | News Release

Information and Privacy Commissioner orders the Medicine Hat Police Service to disclose to the applicant, in her capacity as guardian, records relating to her adult son.
(Medicine Hat Police Service) (Released March 20, 2007)

F2005-020: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that Alberta Health and Wellness did not comply with the time limit for responding to an access request.
(Alberta Health and Wellness) (Released June 23, 2006)

F2005-019: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that Alberta Children's Services conducted an adequate search for the applicant's child welfare records.
(Alberta Children's Services) (Released September 26, 2006)

F2005-018: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that Alberta Justice met its duty to assist the Applicant and properly withheld records on the grounds of legal privilege and advice from officials.
(Alberta Justice) (Released September 12, 2006)

F2005-017: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that a parent could not exercise her minor daughter's right of access to medical records under the Health Information Act.
(Calgary Health Region) (Released June 26, 2006)

F2005-016: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner upholds the decision of the Edmonton Police Commission to disclose the employment contract of the former Chief of Police.
(Edmonton Police Commission) (Released December 7, 2006)

F2005-015: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office finds that the FOIP Act does not apply to 'insurer information' under the Insurance Act
(Alberta Automobile Insurance Board) (Released December 13, 2005)

F2005-014: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Commissioner's Office finds that Athabasca University disclosed too much personal information about a student when it forwarded a sequence of e-mails.
(Athabasca University) (Released September 28, 2006)

F2005-013: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office orders the City of St. Albert to release an Inspector's Direction issued by Environment Canada relating to the discharge of a substance from a former landfill site in the city.
(City of St. Albert) (Released April 12, 2006)

F2005-012: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that Alberta Justice did not properly extend the time limit for responding to a request and orders a refund of fees.
(Alberta Justice) (Released June 13, 2006)

F2005-011: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office upholds the decision of Alberta Health and Wellness that disclosure of certain records about a pharmaceutical product would not be harmful to the business interests of a third party.
(Alberta Health and Wellness) (Released May 18, 2005)

F2005-010: Full Text | News Release

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office finds that certain records are not constituency records, as set out in section 4(1)(m) of the FOIP Act.
(City of Calgary) (Released March 14, 2007)

F2005-009: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner orders Alberta Seniors and Community Supports to release information about complaints made under the Protection of Persons in Care Act against three nursing homes.
(Alberta Seniors and Community Supports) (Released July 28, 2005)

F2005-008: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner upholds the decision of NAIT to refuse to correct a grade on the applicant's transcript.
(Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) (Released November 16, 2005)

F2005-007: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner decides that the FOIP Act does not apply to the disclosure of maintenance enforcement information about the complainant.
(Alberta Justice and Attorney General) (Released January 4, 2007)

F2005-006: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner confirms a decision by the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation not to grant a fee waiver.
(Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation) (Released January 8, 2007)

F2005-005: Full Text | News Release

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation improperly extended the time for responding to an access request for Government flight logs and orders the public body to refund the fees paid.
(Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation) (Released June 27, 2007)

F2005-004: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that Alberta Health and Wellness properly severed correspondence containing advice from officials.
(Alberta Health and Wellness) (Released July 28, 2005)

F2005-003: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Commissioner finds that Parkland Regional Library had no authority to collect personal information using keystroke logging software.
(Parkland Regional Library) (Release June 30, 2005)

F2005-002: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner finds that the Workers' Compensation Board had authority to disclose personal information to the Appeals Commission for the Board.
(Workers' Compensation Board) (Release February 9, 2006)

F2005-001: Full Text | News Release | Summary

Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office upholds the decisions of Alberta Justice and the Calgary Police Service to withhold a portion of the records relating to an investigation into the death of the applicant's son.
(Calgary Police Service and Alberta Justice) (Released February 23, 2005)