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Anyone who believes that we improperly handled an access request may submit a complaint.</p> <p>To ensure the integrity of the complaints process, since we cannot investigate ourselves, the Information Commissioner appoints an Information Commissioner ad hoc to investigate complaints about us.</p> <p>The following individuals have held the position of Information Commissioner ad hoc:</p> <ul> <li>The Honourable Peter Cory</li> <li>The Honourable Andrew MacKay</li> <li>Mario Dion</li> <li>John Sims</li> <li>David Loukidelis</li> </ul> <p>The current Information Commissioner ad hoc is Anne E. Bertrand, who has held the position since May 1, 2018.</p> <p>Ms. Bertrand was New Brunswick’s Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner from 2010 to 2017. She also assumed the responsibilities of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner for New Brunswick on an interim basis for 2015-16. From 1987 to 2010, Ms. Bertrand worked as a lawyer in general practice, appearing before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. She became Queen’s Counsel in 2008, in recognition of her accomplishments and contributions to the legal profession and her community.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6 img-circle"><img alt="People reading documents" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9d1af2cc-7052-466f-a849-1ed2313bdc6d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/12.jpg" width="600" height="600" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="col-xs-12 no-xPadding"> <p>Complaints about our handling of access requests should be sent here:</p> <address class="contact-address"><strong>Information Commissioner ad hoc</strong><br> PO Box 30021<br> Frederiction, NB<br> E3B 0H8</address> <p class="contact-email">Email: <a href="mailto:enquete.adhoc.investigation@gmail.com ">enquete.adhoc.investigation@gmail.com</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-12 mrgn-tp-md wb-eqht"> <div class="col-md-6 eqht-trgt no-radius-right panel"> <h2 class="panel-title">Related resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/node/318">Annual Reports (include the Information Commissioner's ad hoc Annual Reports)</a></li> <li><a href="/node/10">Information on the OIC’s Access to Information Function</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-6 eqht-trgt img-cover no-radius-left"><img alt="Papers in file cabinet" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="dd5f3520-199b-48d4-b956-52710ac18256" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/02.jpg" width="600" height="600" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </div>  </div> </article>       <div id="block-datemodifiedblock-2" data-block-plugin-id="date_modified_block" class="block block-wxt-library block-date-modified-block clearfix"> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified:</dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2023-11-08</time></dd></dl> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> </div> </main>     <div class="btn-group clearfix flyout-btns" role="group" aria-label="flyout buttons"> <a role="button" data-block="#block-submitacomplaint2023_2" data-target="#flyout-region" data-toggle="modal" class="btn solid plum">Submit a complaint</a> </div> <div class="modal fade" role="dialog" id="flyout-region"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <a role="button" aria-label="close dialog" data-dismiss="modal" class="flyout-close btn solid white"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span><span class="sr-only">close</span></a> </div>     <div id="block-submitacomplaint2023-2" data-block-plugin-id="block_content:954a2f1a-ff7d-44ad-a161-c0a092b7784c" class="modal-body"> <h2 class="modal-title">Submit a complaint</h2> <div class="panel plum textured">     <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 class="mrgn-tp-0" id="deposer-une-plainte-submit-a-complaint">Submit a complaint</h2> <section class="alert alert-warning"> <p class="mrgn-lft-md" style="color: black;">In light of the strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, complainants are encouraged to use the Office of the Information Commissioner’s electronic complaint form to submit complaints. </p> </section> <p>The <em>Access to Information Act</em> gives a right to access information under the control of government institutions. 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