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The Commissioner's formal rulings, including Orders and Decisions, are subject to judicial review by the BC Supreme Court. This table summarizes pending or completed judicial review proceedings to date.

Click on the registry number or case citation to access a PDF of the judicial review decision. Paper copies can be obtained from the court registry specified. Decisions from January 1996 to the present are also available on the Courts of British Columbia website.

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Order F24-52 Ministry of Attorney General Court date not yet set. Vancouver Registry S-244398
Order F24-51 City of Vancouver Court date not yet set. Vancouver Registry S-44644
Order F24-20 British Columbia Securities Commission Resolved by Consent Dismissal Order. Vancouver Registry S-242875
Order F24-15 District of Summerland Court date not yet set. Vancouver Registry S-49730
Order F23-88 Township of Langley Court date not yet set. Vancouver Registry S-237729
Order F23-77 Provincial Health Services Authority Court date not yet set. Vancouver Registry S-237320
Order F23-42 The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Petition allowed to a limited extent. Vancouver Registry S-234349
Order F23-32 City of Vancouver Court date not yet set. Vancouver Registry S-234073
Order F23-23 Ministry of Attorney General, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health Petition dismissed. S233296
Order F23-07 Independent Investigations Office By consent, remitted back to OIPC to re-hear in part. 23-1160
Order F22-64 Ministry of Children and Family Development BCCA allows appeal and quashes portion of Order F22-64. BCSC No. S-2210192
Order F22-48 Thompson Rivers University Order set aside and sent back for reconsideration. VLC-S-S-229630
Order F22-44 City of Burnaby BCSC quashed order. 2023 BCSC 948.
Order P22-03 Grand Forks Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Coldstream Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Decision upheld by BCSC. Organizations filed appeal Feb 2, 2024. 2023 BCSC 27
Order P22-02 Conservative Party of Canada, Green Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party of Canada Petition dismissed, Order P22-02 upheld. S-223104
Order F21-65 City of Vancouver Appeal allowed to a limited extent CA49249
Order P21-08 Clearview AI, Inc. Court date set: September 28 & 29, 2023. S-220204
Order F21-29 BC Pavilion Corporation Discontinued. S217530
Order P21-06 The Owners, Strata Plan BCS1964 (Icon 1 and 2) Discontinued, VLC-S-S-217245
Order F20-41 British Columbia Housing Management Commission Discontinued S2010705
Order F20-39 Workers' Compensation Board Court date not yet set. VLC-S-S-20111219
Order F20-29 College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Discontinued. VLC-S-S-207754
Order F20-01 Ministry of Attorney General Resolved by court order. VIC-S-S-200745
Order F19-38 Ministry of Finance The court ordered a partial reconsideration, resulting in Order F21-37 VIC-S-S-195477
Order F19-31 British Columbia Assessment Authority Discontinued. Vancouver Registry S1911234
Order F19-17 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Concluded by consent without a determination on the merits. Vancouver Registry S-195045
Order F19-11 Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Discontinued S 194716
Order F19-03 BC Pavilion Corporation Petition dismissed. Order upheld. S192591
Order F18-51 British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Order quashed, remitted back to OIPC to rehear, resulting in Order F20-03. Vancouver Registry S-190619
Order F18-35 Ministry of the Attorney General BCCA quashed Order F18-35 2020 BCCA 238
Order F18-28 South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TRANSLINK) Discontinued. Vancouver Registry S1-89086
Order F18-01 College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Appeal withdrawn. 2019 BCSC 354
Order F17-48 British Columbia Assessment Authority By consent, remitted back to OIPC to re-hear in part, resulting in Order F19-31. Vancouver Registry S17-11358
Order P17-03 Surrey Creep Catcher Petition not pursued. Vancouver Registry S-177950
Order F17-29 Law Society of British Columbia Applicant has not pursued JR. Vancouver Registry S-176347
Order F17-17 City of White Rock Discontinued. Vancouver Registry S-175042, Victoria Registry 17-2052
Order F17-16 Office of the Superintendent of Pensions The access applicant withdrew their request for access to the records, so no redetermination was necessary. Vancouver Registry S-174456
Order F16-51 British Columbia Pavilion Corporation Discontinued. Vancouver Registry S-171134
Order F16-50 Ministry of Finance Discontinued. Victoria Registry S17-0210
Order F16-49 Ministry of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens' Services Order quashed, remitted back to OIPC to rehear. Vancouver Registry S-170514
Order F16-08 Ministry of Justice Overturned. Victoria Registry S16-1459
Order F15-58 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Petition dismissed. Order upheld. Appealed. Appeal Abandoned. Vancouver Registry S-159731 CA43992
Order F15-49 University of British Columbia Reheard, resulting in Order F18-23. Vancouver Registry S-158377 CA 44232
Order F15-31 City of Richmond Order quashed. Vancouver Registry S-156741
Order F15-22 Ministry of Justice Discontinued Victoria Registry S-152671
Order F15-13 Ministry of Health Discontinued Victoria Registry S-151649
Order F15-05 West Vancouver Police Department Petition dismissed. Order upheld. Vancouver Registry S-152619
Order F14-58 City of New Westminster Resolved by consent order. Vancouver Registry S-150777
Order F14-27 Vancouver Island Health Authority Reheard resulting in Order F15-23. Vancouver Registry S-146981
Order F14-23 Ministry of Justice (Civil Forfeiture Office) Petition dismissed. Order upheld. Victoria S-143365
Order F14-22 Ministry of Justice (Civil Forfeiture Office) Petition dismissed. Decision upheld. Victoria S-143365
Order F14-20 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Reheard resulting in Order F16-22. Vancouver S-146285
Order F14-05 BC Pavilion Corporation ("PavCo") Discontinued Vancouver Registry S-142648
Order F13-30 Vancouver Island Health Authority Notice of Discontinuance: September 12, 2014 Vancouver Registrary S14-0403
Order F13-23 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Resolved by consent order. Vancouver Registry S13-9394
Order F13-14 Township of Langley Petition dismissed. Order upheld. Vancouver Registry S-136273
Order F13-02 Financial Institutions Commission Reheard resulting in Order F17-16. Vancouver Registry S-131763, S-131802, S-131819 and S-136213.
Order F12-14 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Order quashed. Vancouver Registry S-128510
Order F12-04 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Resolved by consent order. Vancouver S-121861
Order F12-02 Provincial Health Services Authority S. 13 decision quashed. Remainder of order upheld. Vancouver S-121527, 2013 BCSC 2322
Order F11-34 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Petition discontinued. Order upheld. Victoria Registry S120196
Order F11-28 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Reheard resulting in Order F13-23. Vancouver S-117399
Order F11-25 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Appeal filed by OIPC 21 Jan 2013. Court set aside Commissioner's order and directed a new hearing only if Applicant confirms that he still wants records. Vancouver S-116639
Order F11-21 Ministry of Education Applicant has not pursued JR. Victoria S-114058
Order F11-16 Provincial Health Services Authority Discontinued. Vancouver S-114429
Order P11-02 Economical Mutual Insurance Company Petition successful. Orders set aside Vancouver S113483
Order F11-12 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Petition is dismissed. Paras. 1 and 3 of the Order are set aside. Vancouver Registry S-114078, 2013 BCSC 11
Decision F11-01 Law Society of British Columbia Court found adjudicator's decision to exercise his discretion to not hold an inquiry under s. 56 of FIPPA was reasonable. The petition is dismissed. Petitioner applied to re-open case and subsequently a Supplementary Reasons for Judgement, a Corrigendum to Reasons and Reasons for Judgement re Costs were issued on July 8, 2013. Vancouver S-113225
Order F10-39 Ministry of Citizens' Services Petition dismissed. Order upheld. 2012 BCSC 875; Victoria 11-0108
Order F10-31 Ministry of Children and Family Development Applicant petition dismissed, Order partially upheld and partially remitted back to OIPC for hearing by BC Supreme Court. Order upheld by Court of Appeal. 2012 BCCA 277; Vancouver S106689
Order F10-28 Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Petition dismissed. 2011 BCSC 904; Vancouver S-106484;
Order F08-22 Fraser Health Authority Discontinued Nov. 23, 1999. Vancouver S900993
Order F10-19 Board of Education of School District No. 49 (Central Coast) Court found A/Commissioner had jurisdiction to adjudicate questions of solicitor-client privilege and that correct legal test was applied in this case. However Court concluded A/Commissioner erred in ordering Board to disclose documents. Court quashed A/Commissioner's order to disclose redacted documents. 2012 BCSC 427; Vancouver S105020
Decision F10-04 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Public Body's petition dismissed. Third Party's petition partially upheld. Order partially upheld and partially remitted back to OIPC. 2011 BCSC 1244; Vancouver S085647 and S092479
Order F09-13 Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. Judicial Review regarding one item and Schedule 16; public body has complied with remainder of Order. Vancouver S096985
Order P09-01 Cruz Ventures Ltd. (doing business as Wild Coyote Club) Discontinued Oct. 28, 2009.
Order F09-07 Provincial Health Services Authority Decision on s. 3(1)(b) set aside and returned to delegate to consider which documents are excluded from production; decision on control of records subject to publication ban upheld. 2010 BCSC 931; Vancouver S094064
Order F09-06 University of British Columbia Order partially set aside and remitted back to OIPC for a hearing. Action No. S093711 (Vancouver)
Order F09-02 Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services Petition dismissed. 2010 BCSC 1162; Vancouver S-097178
Order F08-18 Office of the Premier Order mostly upheld; petition partially allowed regarding a few passages which the Court ordered withheld. 2011 BCSC 112; Victoria 09 2882
Order F08-17 Office of the Premier Petition dismissed; Order upheld. 2011 BCSC 112; Victoria 09 2882
Decision F08-07 Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services Petition dismissed. Decision upheld. 2009 BCSC 1700; Vancouver S086470
Order F08-13 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Public Body's petition dismissed. Third Party's petition partially upheld. Order partially upheld and patially remitted back to OIPC. 2011 BCSC 1244; Vancouver S085647 and S092479
Order F08-10 The Board of Education of School District No. 69 (Qualicum) Consent orders setting aside Order F08-10 regarding s. 21 without remittal back to OIPC. Action Nos. S084717 and S084569
Order F08-02 University of Victoria Judicial Review not yet heard. Victoria 08 0510
Order F08-01 Simon Fraser University Order Set Aside; appeals filed. The Applicant died before the appeal was heard and the motions for substitution dismissed. CAUT's appeal was dismissed as moot. 2011 BCCA 334; 2009 BCSC 1481; Vancouver S081215
Order P07-01 Finning Canada Petition dismissed. 2008 BCSC 1390
Order F07-18 University of British Columbia The petitioner discontinued this proceeding Sept. 12, 2013 Vancouver S077117