Canada ( Information Commissioner ) v. Canada ( Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency )
T-690-95
McGillis J.
18/3/96
20 pp.
Application for judicial review of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's decision not to disclose to journalist information on actual number of jobs created in companies participating in Action Program-Information Commissioner recommending release of information on ground it was in public domain by virtue of agreements signed by companies obtaining loans, contributions etc. under Program-Agency refusing to release information on ground it was commercially sensitive, confidential information and protected under Access to Information Act, s. 20(1)(b)-Application dismissed-Agency successfully established four criteria necessary to support exemption under s. 20(1)(b): information was "financial, commercial, scientific or technical" in nature, confidential, supplied to government institution by third party and consistently treated as confidential by third party-Access to Information Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. A-1, s. 20(1)(b).