The complainant alleged that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has improperly withheld information under paragraph 20(1)(c) (financial impact on a third party) of the Access to Information Act in response to an access request for information related to the Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) program including the Total Repayment figures related to several projects.

The scope of the complaint was narrowed to information related to twenty-one (21) third parties.

Several third parties and ISED provided representations in support of the exemption. However, neither the third parties nor ISED demonstrated that the information at issue met all of the requirements of the exemption.

The Information Commissioner ordered ISED to disclose all information at issue.

ISED gave notice that it would implement the order.

The complaint is well founded.