Exemption Grid

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​Access Section​
​Privacy Section​
Subject
Comments
n/a
18(2)
exempt bank information
information contained in a personal information bank designated as an exempt bank
13(1)
19(1)
information obtained in confidence
obtained in confidence from a foreign, international, provincial, municipal or aboriginal government
14
20
federal-provincial affairs
injurious to the conduct of federal-provincial affairs
15(1)
21
international affairs and defence
injurious to the conduct of international affairs, defence of Canada
16(1)
22(1)
law enforcement and investigation
information obtained/prepared by a government institution that is an investigative body; information relating to investigative techniques or plans for specific lawful investigations; injurious to enforcement of any law of Canada; injurious to the security of penal institutions
16(2)
n/a
security
reasonably expected to facilitate the commission of an offence
16(3)
22(2)
policing services for provinces or municipalities
information obtained/prepared by the RCMP while performing policing services for a province or municipality
16.1
22.1
relating to investigations, examinations and audits
information obtained/created by the Auditor General, Commissioner of Official Languages, Information Commissioner or Privacy Commissioner in the course of an investigation, examination or audit
16.2
n/a
investigations
information obtained/created by the Commissioner of Lobbying in the course of an investigation
16.3
n/a
investigation, examination or review
information obtained/created by a person who conducts an investigation, examination or review in the performance of their functions under the Canada Elections Act
16.4
22.2
investigation or settlement
information obtained/created by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner in the course of an investigation or in an attempt to reach a settlement pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
16.5
22.3
disclosure pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Act
information created for the purpose of making a disclosure under the Public Servants Disclosure Act or an investigation into a disclosure under that Act
17
25
safety of individuals
disclosure could reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of individuals
n/a
23
security clearances
information obtained/prepared by an investigative body in determining whether to grant security clearances
n/a
24
individuals sentenced for an offence
information collected/obtained by Correctional Service Canada or the National Parole Board while the individual was under sentence for an offence
18
n/a
economic interests of Canada
trade secrets/financial/ commercial/scientific/technical information belonging to the Government of Canada; information that would prejudice the competitive position of a government institution/interfere with contractual or negotiations; scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee, the disclosure of which could deprive the officer or employee of priority of publication; information the disclosure of which could be materially injurious to the financial interests of a government institution
18.1
n/a
economic interests
trade secrets, financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to and is consistently treated as confidential to the Canada Post Corporation; Export Development Canada; the Public Sector Pension Investment Board; or VIA Rail Canada Incorporated
19(1)
26
personal information
personal information about an individual other than the individual who made the request
20(1)
n/a
third party information
information belonging to a third party that contains trade secrets, financial, commercial, scientific or technical information; information that could result in material financial loss or gain to, prejudice the competitive position; information that could interfere with contractual negotiations
20.1
n/a
third party investment information
investment information received in confidence from a third party by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board
20.2
n/a
third party investment information
investment information received in confidence from a third party by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
20.4
n/a
details of a contract or the identity of a donor
contract details for services of a performing artist/the identity of a donor who made a donation in confidence to the National Arts Centre Corporation
21(1)
n/a
advice etc.
Advice/recommendations, consultations/deliberations, positions/plans for negotiations, or plans about personnel management that have not yet been put into operation
22
n/a
testing procedures, tests and audits
information relating to testing or auditing procedures or techniques or details of specific tests to be given or audits to be conducted
22.1
n/a
internal audits
draft report of an internal audit of a government institution
23
27
solicitor-client privilege
information subject to solicitor-client privilege
24
n/a
statutory prohibitions
information the disclosure of which is restricted by a provision set out in Schedule II
n/a
28
medical records
Personal information that relates to the physical or mental health of the individual
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​Chapter 11 – Specific Exemptions and Section 35 of the Access to Information Act​
​11.1 Section 13 of the Act – Information obtained in confidence​
​11.2 Section 14 of the Act – Federal-provincial affairs​
​11.3 Section 15 of the Act – International affairs, defence and national security​
​11.4 Section 16 of the Act – Law enforcement, investigations and security of penal institutions​
​11.5 Section 16.1 of the Act – Records relating to investigations, examinations and audits​
​11.6 Section 16.2 of the Act – Records relating to investigations conducted by or under the authority of the Commissioner of Lobbying​
​11.7 Section 16.3 of the Act – Records relating to investigations, examinations and reviews under the Canada Elections Act​
​11.8 Section 16.4 of the Act – Exemption for the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner​
​11.9 Section 16.5 of the Act – Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act​
​11.10 Section 17 of the Act – Safety of individuals​
​11.11 Section 18 of the Act – Economic interests of the Government of Canada​
​11.12 Section 18.1 of the Act – Economic interests of certain Crown corporations​
​11.13 Section 19 of the Act – Personal information​
​11.14 Section 20 of the Act – Third Party Information​
​11.15 Section 20.1 of the Act – Exemption for the Public Sector Pension Investment Board​
​11.16 Section 20.2 of the Act – Exemption for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board​
​11.17 Section 20.4 of the Act – Exemption for the National Arts Centre Corporation​
​11.18 Section 21 of the Act – Operations of Government​
​11.19 Section 22 of the Act – Testing procedures​
​11.20 Section 22.1 of the Act – Internal audits​
​11.21 Section 23 of the Act – Solicitor-client privilege​
​11.22 Section 24 of the Act – Statutory prohibitions​
​11.23 Section 26 of the Act – Information to be published​
​11.24 Other grounds for refusing access: Section 35 of the Act – Protection of representations made to the Information Commissioner in the context of an investigation​
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Chapter 11 – Specific Exemptions and Section 35 of the Access to Information Act
​Chapter 11 – Specific Exemptions and Section 35 of the Access to Information Act​

Chapter 11 – Specific Exemptions and Section 35 of the Access to Information Act
