Access to Information Orders
Decision Information
Records relating to harassment complaints. Reasonableness of search: search upheld as reasonable. Appeal dismissed.
Decision Content
NATURE OF THE APPEAL:
Ryerson University (the University) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for:
…copies of all sexual harassment complaints filed with the University between 2004 and present with all personal information removed. I’m requesting the original hand-written or typed complaints and all records of the university’s handling and resolution of the cases such as any internal reports, disciplinary actions, expulsions or court actions. As well, I request any summary data on sexual harassment at the University for the same time frame including, but not limited to, statistics or listings of incidents and the results of investigations.
The request was clarified to include only records in relation to formal complaints for sexual harassment. As a result, the requester sought:
…all records of the university’s handling and resolution of the cases, such as internal reports, disciplinary options, expulsions and court actions in respect of formal complaints for sexual harassment that existed as of September 7, 2006.
The requester expressly noted that “personal information” was not sought and directed that the request be satisfied “with all personal information removed”.