Case Summaries

The following case summaries are completed for select cases that the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner determines may have educational value for Albertans, or are indicative of common privacy or access issues facing organizations, custodians or individuals. The case summary page does not include summaries for published Investigation Reports or Orders, as this information is available under the previous menu.

Many complaints received by the OIPC are resolved without the need for an inquiry. In these cases, a wide variety of issues are researched and investigated, and the findings may provide guidance in the interpretation of the legislations. Summaries may provide real examples of the application of the legislations to complaints about diverse issues.

Only case summaries for investigations completed under the Personal Information Protection Act are currently available. Case summaries for investigations under the Health Information Act will be added to the website shortly. At this time, it is not the intention of the OIPC to publish case summaries under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.