On January 28th the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal dismissed a privacy breach allegation that was based on a municipality’s admitted disclosure of address information to a related service commission so the service commission could bill for certain statutorily mandated charges. The Court held there was no reasonable expectation of privacy in the information disclosed, reasoning as follows:
Mr. Banfield’s information was not confidential, secret or anonymous. Neither did it offer a glimpse into Mr. Banfield’s intimate, personal or sensitive activities. Nor did it involve the investigation of a potential offence. Rather, it enabled a regulated public utility to invoice Mr. Banfield with rates approved under statutory authority for a legally authorized service that, in fact, Mr. Banfield received.
Banfield v. Nova Scotia (Utility and Review Board), 2020 NSCA 6 (CanLII).
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