This includes discussion about information:
• Provided to the municipality by another level of government (Canada, a province or territory, or a crown agency), and
• Explicitly supplied to the municipality or local board in confidence, i.e., marked confidential by the other level of government
This does not include discussions:
• Where the municipality determines the matter should be confidential, rather than the other level of government
This exception was introduced on January 1, 2018, through changes to the Municipal Act, 2001.
September 18, 202418 September 2024
The Ombudsman reviewed a joint meeting held by the councils for the Town of Grimsby, the Town of Lincoln, and the Township of West Lincoln. During the closed session, a written statement by the local member of provincial parliament was read out loud. The Ombudsman found that the statement was not explicitly marked as confidential when it was provided to the municipalities before the meeting and did not represent an official position of the provincial government. Accordingly, the discussion did not fit within the exception for information supplied in confidence by another level of government.
September 18, 202418 September 2024
The Ombudsman reviewed a joint meeting held by the councils for the Town of Grimsby, the Town of Lincoln, and the Township of West Lincoln. During the closed session, a written statement by the local member of provincial parliament was read out loud. The Ombudsman found that the statement was not explicitly marked as confidential when it was provided to the municipalities before the meeting and did not represent an official position of the provincial government. Accordingly, the discussion did not fit within the exception for information supplied in confidence by another level of government.
September 18, 202418 September 2024
The Ombudsman reviewed a joint meeting held by the councils for the Town of Grimsby, the Town of Lincoln, and the Township of West Lincoln. During the closed session, a written statement by the local member of provincial parliament was read out loud. The Ombudsman found that the statement was not explicitly marked as confidential when it was provided to the municipalities before the meeting and did not represent an official position of the provincial government. Accordingly, the discussion did not fit within the exception for information supplied in confidence by another level of government.
May 20, 202220 May 2022
The Ombudsman considered the applicability of the exception for information supplied in confidence by another level of government to the Bruce County Executive Committee’s in camera discussion on January 10, 2019. The Ombudsman found that the discussion did not fit within this exception to the open meeting rules because the information discussed was not supplied by Canada, a province or territory, or a Crown agency of any of them.
December 10, 202110 December 2021
The Ombudsman reviewed a closed meeting held by council for the Township of Russell that relied on the exception for information supplied in confidence by another level of government. The Ombudsman found that during the closed session, council discussed information that had been provided to the Township by another level of government with an explicit written request that the information remain confidential. The Ombudsman found that council’s discussion was permissible under the closed meeting exception for information supplied in confidence by another level of government.
April 14, 202014 April 2020
The Ombudsman reviewed a closed meeting held by council for the City of Niagara Falls to discuss information supplied in confidence by another level of government. The Ombudsman found that the federal government explicitly, in writing, supplied information to the City in confidence regarding a specific development and funding proposal. Accordingly, the discussions related to this information were permissible for closed session consideration.