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Economic and other interests of Ontarios18.--(1) A head may refuse to disclose a record that contains, (a) trade secrets or financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to the Government of Ontario or an institution and has monetary value or potential monetary value; (b) information obtained through research by an employee of an institution where the disclosure could reasonably be expected to deprive the employee of priority of publication; (c) information where the disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the economic interests of an institution or the competitive position of an institution; (d) information where the disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the financial interests of the Government of Ontario or the ability of the Government of Ontario to manage the economy of Ontario; (e) positions, plans, procedures, criteria or instructions to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of an institution or the Government of Ontario; (f) plans relating to the management of personnel or the administration of an institution that have not yet been put into operation or made public; (g) information including the proposed plans, policies or projects of an institution where the disclosure could reasonably be expected to result in premature disclosure of a pending policy decision or undue financial benefit or loss to a person; (h) questions that are to be used in an examination or test for an educational purpose; (i) submissions under the Municipal Boundary Negotiations Act by a party municipality or other body before the matter to which the submissions relate is resolved under that Act. Exception (2) A head shall not refuse under subsection (1) to disclose a record that contains the results of product or environmental testing carried out by or for an institution, unless, (a) the testing was done as a service to a person, a group of persons or an organization other than an institution and for a fee; or (b) the testing was conducted as preliminary or experimental tests for the purpose of developing methods of testing. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31, s. 18. |
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