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Access to information act 2025 FC 1655

Govier v. Canada (Natural Resources)

The Federal Court dismissed Mr. Govier’s ATIA application, finding no evidence the requested Panel communications existed or remained under NRCan’s control, and that NRCan’s searches were reasonable.

  • Control of records
  • Reasonable search
  • Document retention
  • Ministerial review panel
  • Access-to-information
  • Control-of-records
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Administrative law 2023 FC 744

Najm v. Canada (Indigenous Services)

The Federal Court held that a law firm invoice and statement of account were exempt under paragraph 20(1)(b) of the Access to Information Act and dismissed the review.

  • Third party information exemption
  • Paragraph 20(1)(b)
  • Confidentiality
  • Solicitor-client privilege
  • Severability
  • Confidentiality orders and procedural fairness
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Access to information act 2023 FC 150

Preventous Collaborative Health v. Canada (Health)

The Federal Court dismissed a motion for production of documents in an ATI application, finding it untimely and not shown to be relevant, and awarded costs to Canada.

  • Control of records
  • Production of documents
  • Relevance
  • Timeliness
  • Costs
  • Access-to-information
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Access to information act 2022 FC 1111

Kandasamy v. Canada (Attorney General)

Federal Court dismissed an ATIA judicial review after accepting that the RCMP conducted a reasonable search and found no responsive records.

  • Atia request
  • De novo review
  • Search for records
  • Reasonableness
  • Costs
  • Access-to-information
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Access to information act 2022 FC 1068

Hendrikx v. Canada (Public Safety)

The Federal Court dismissed Ronald Hendrikx’s ATIA application, found the requested video no longer existed, and amended the style of cause to name the Minister of Public Safety.

  • Reasonable search
  • Record retention and overwriting
  • Surveillance video
  • Jurisdiction to review information commissioner
  • Respondent substitution
  • Access-to-information
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Access to information act 2021 FC 1479

Imai v. Canada (Foreign Affairs)

The Federal Court upheld redactions in access-to-information records about Canada’s response to the Marlin Mine dispute and dismissed Shin Imai’s judicial review.

  • Subsection 15(1) international affairs exemption
  • Paragraph 20(1)(c) third party information
  • Subsection 19(1) personal information
  • Discretionary disclosure
  • Oic review and de novo judicial review
  • Access-to-information-act
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Administrative law 2021 FCA 191

Canada (Health) v. Elanco Canada Limited

The Court held Housen appellate standards apply because s.44.1 makes the Federal Court proceeding a new proceeding; the Federal Court's blanket prohibition on disclosure was broader than permitted by the Act and the judge committed a palpable and overriding error in finding s.20(1)(d) applied to certain supplier information based solely on evidence of confidentiality clauses; the matter is remitted to the Federal Court to determine which information was improperly exempted under s.20(1)(d), whether supplier identities are exempt, and to issue a judgment requiring severance and disclosure of n…

  • Standard of review
  • Section 20 exemptions
  • Severance under s.25
  • Costs
  • De novo proceedings under s.44.1
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Access to information act 2021 FC 858

Beniey v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

The Federal Court dismissed Régis Beniey’s judicial review as moot or premature, and also dismissed his motion for leave to appeal, with no costs.

  • Deemed refusal
  • Reasonable search
  • Mootness
  • Prematurity
  • Subsection 19(1) exemption
  • Leave to appeal under s.41
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Administrative law 2021 FC 229

Constantinescu c. Canada (Correctional Service)

The Federal Court dismissed an access-to-information judicial review over alleged missing records, finding no evidence beyond suspicion that further responsive records existed.

  • Non-existence of records
  • Reasonable search
  • Ancillary documents
  • Burden of proof
  • Costs
  • Access-to-information
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