Weekly roundups of IPC orders, AMO Watchfile items, and regulatory updates for Ontario municipalities.
A practical weekly roundup for Ontario municipal clerks and CAOs: three wrongful dismissal rulings, an IPC order on bylaw complaint photos, and an HRTO deferral.
IPC Order MO-4780 confirms that MFIPPA's labour relations exclusion under s.52(3)3 only covers an institution's own employees. Plus MO-4781 on severing mixed personal information, a $201K BEC fraud judgment against a small Ontario municipality, and four more IPC orders.
IPC Order MO-4778 confirms that solicitor-client privilege over legal opinions is not waived when council debates the underlying policy in public or when opinions are shared with lower-tier municipalities. Plus MO-4779, MO-4777, PO-4798, and HRTO updates for Ontario municipalities.
IPC order MO-4776 clarifies that landlord names on building permits must be disclosed. Plus AMO deadlines and accessibility funding for Ontario municipalities.