2 (1) In this Act, “close relative” means a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, including by adoption; (“proche parent”) “head”, in respect of an institution, means the individual or body determined to be head under section 3; (“personne responsable”) “Information and Privacy Commissioner” and “Commissioner” mean the Commissioner appointed under subsection 4 (1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; (“commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée”, “commissaire”) “institution” means, (a) a municipality, (b) a school board, municipal service board, city board, transit commission, public library board, board of health, police services board, conservation authority, district social services administration board, local services board, planning board, local roads board, police village or joint committee of management or joint board of management established under the Municipal Act, 2001 or the City of Toronto Act, 2006 or a predecessor of those Acts, Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, clause (b) of the definition of “institution” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “police services board” and substituting “police service board”. (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 36) (c) any agency, board, commission, corporation or other body designated as an institution in the regulations; (“institution”) “law enforcement” means, (a) policing, (b) investigations or inspections that lead or could lead to proceedings in a court or tribunal if a penalty or sanction could be imposed in those proceedings, or (c) the conduct of proceedings referred to in clause (b); (“exécution de la loi”) “Minister” means the minister designated under section 3 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
as the responsible minister for the purposes of that Act; (“ministre”) “personal information” means recorded information about an identifiable individual, including, (a) information relating to the race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or marital or family status of the individual, (b) information relating to the education or the medical, psychiatric, psychological, criminal or employment history of the individual or information relating to financial transactions in which the individual has been involved, (c) any identifying number, symbol or other particular assigned to the individual, (d) the address, telephone number, fingerprints or blood type of the individual, (e) the personal opinions or views of the individual except if they relate to another individual, (f) correspondence sent to an institution by the individual that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature, and replies to that correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence, (g) the views or opinions of another individual about the individual, and (h) the individual’s name if it appears with other personal information relating to the individual or where the disclosure of the name would reveal other personal information about the individual; (“renseignements personnels”) “personal information bank” means a collection of personal information that is organized and capable of being retrieved using an individual’s name or an identifying number or particular assigned to the individual; (“banque de renseignements personnels”) “record” means any record of information however recorded, whether in printed form, on film, by electronic means or otherwise, and includes, (a) correspondence, a memorandum, a book, a plan, a map, a drawing, a diagram, a pictorial or graphic work, a photograph, a film, a microfilm, a sound recording, a videotape, a machine readable record, any other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and any copy thereof, and (b) subject to the regulations, any record that is capable of being produced from a machine readable record under the control of an institution by means of computer hardware and software or any other information storage equipment and technical expertise normally used by the institution; (“document”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “spouse” means, (a) a spouse as defined in section 1 of the Family Law Act, or (b) either of two persons who live together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage. (“conjoint”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56, s. 2 (1); 1997, c. 25, Sched. E, s. 8; 2000, c. 26, Sched. J, s. 2; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2006, c. 19, Sched. N, s. 3 (1); 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 35; 2006, c. 34, Sched. C, s. 13 (1, 2); 2016, c. 23, s. 59; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 25. Personal information (2) Personal information does not include information about an individual who has been dead for more than thirty years.  R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56, s. 2 (2). Business identity information, etc. (2.1) Personal information does not include the name, title, contact information or designation of an individual that identifies the individual in a business, professional or official capacity.  2006, c. 34, Sched. C, s. 13 (3). Same (2.2) For greater certainty, subsection (2.1) applies even if an individual carries out business, professional or official responsibilities from their dwelling and the contact information for the individual relates to that dwelling.  2006, c. 34, Sched. C, s. 13 (3). Bodies considered part of municipality (3) Every agency, board, commission, corporation or other body not mentioned in clause (b) of the definition of “institution” in subsection (1) or designated under clause (c) of the definition of “institution” in subsection (1) is deemed to be a part of the municipality for the purposes of this Act if all of its members or officers are appointed or chosen by or under the authority of the council of the municipality.  R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56, s. 2 (3); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 25, Sched. E, s. 8 - 01/07/1998 2000, c. 26, Sched. J, s. 2 - 06/12/2000 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2006, c. 19, Sched. N, s. 3 (1) - 22/06/2006; 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 35 - 01/01/2007; 2006, c. 34, Sched. C, s. 13 (1-3) - 01/04/2007 2016, c. 23, s. 59
- 01/01/2017 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 38 - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 36 - not in force 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 25 - 19/04/2021