Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle
Citation2024 SCC 4
Date02 February 2024
Docket Number40078
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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27 practice notes
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 2, 2024
    ...Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Canadian Association of Journalists and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Interveners 2024 SCC 4 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKET: 40078 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Access to information — Ex......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 26 – JANUARY 30)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 1, 2026
    ...(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 431, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31, Sheps v.......
  • Mackinnon v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 6, 2025
    ...non-federal characteristic of the Canadian Constitution”: Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario Privacy Commissioner] at para 28, citing Hogg & Wright at [200] The jurisprudence relied upon by the Applicants to evidence that res......
  • Canadian Coalition For Firearm Rights v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • April 15, 2025
    ...673; John Doe v. Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 at para. 44; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 at paras. [37] Over time, the absolute protection from disclosure that Cabinet documents enjoyed showed signs of erosion, as courts came to r......
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20 cases
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 2, 2024
    ...Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Canadian Association of Journalists and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Interveners 2024 SCC 4 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKET: 40078 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Access to information — Ex......
  • Mackinnon v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 6, 2025
    ...non-federal characteristic of the Canadian Constitution”: Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario Privacy Commissioner] at para 28, citing Hogg & Wright at [200] The jurisprudence relied upon by the Applicants to evidence that res......
  • Canadian Coalition For Firearm Rights v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • April 15, 2025
    ...673; John Doe v. Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 at para. 44; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 at paras. [37] Over time, the absolute protection from disclosure that Cabinet documents enjoyed showed signs of erosion, as courts came to r......
  • Power Workers’ Union v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • November 6, 2024
    ...and Immigration), 2023 SCC 21 at para. 36 (Mason); Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 at para. [42] As stated in Mason at paragraph 36, these principles have remained good law following the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Canada (Min......
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7 firm's commentaries
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 26 – JANUARY 30)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 1, 2026
    ...(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 431, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31, Sheps v.......
  • Supreme Court Finds Premier's Cabinet Mandate Letters Exempt Under Freedom Of Information Laws
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 16, 2024
    ...Cabinet shield records from public disclosure? In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that the exemption for Cabinet records under Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act applied......
  • The Ultimate Balancing Act: Right To Information Vs Need For Confidentiality
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 8, 2024
    ...of 2024 has brought the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, which set aside the decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario ("IPC"), a decision which had been affirmed by both the D......
  • Supreme Court Of Canada Rules That Ford Government Mandate Letters Are Exempt From Disclosure
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 20, 2024
    ...provide dialogue on its future implications. Footnotes 1. Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario (Attorney 2. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31 at s.12 [FIPPA]. 3. Supreme Court of Canada, 'Case in Brief: Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (I......
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