Court records and archival sources

Rodal Report Sources: Court Order, Archive Copy, and OIC Record

Start with the judgment, then inspect the report and the earlier access decision. The Court ordered disclosure, but the official archive copy remained redacted at the latest verification cutoff.

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Last verified September 6, 2026, 10:58 p.m. EDT. This status may change.

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Quick answer

Which Rodal Report records should you read first?

Read 2026 FC 1119 for the disclosure order, LAC item 6043354 for Alti Rodal’s report and public redacted copy, and 2024 OIC 76 for the earlier access findings. Each record answers a different question. None proves that the ordered text has been released or that any individual is guilty.

ORDERED

Section 15 material must be disclosed

STILL PROTECTED

One confidential U.S. opinion under section 13

PUBLIC AT CUTOFF

No change detected in the official LAC PDF

Three locked receipts

Claim → source → boundary

These are the same three sources named in the companion Short. Their order and identifiers are preserved here.

Court order

B’nai Brith Canada v Minister of Canadian Heritage

2026 FC 1119 · T-200-25 · September 1, 2026

A court-stamped judgment copy hosted by The Canadian Jewish News, recording the Federal Court’s reasons and order on the remaining Rodal Report exemptions.

Can prove

The Court upheld the section 13 redaction, rejected the section 15 withholding, and ordered the Minister to disclose the section 15 information.

Be careful

It does not prove disclosure has been completed, reveal the hidden text, release Deschênes Commission Part II, or decide anyone’s guilt.

What PSF helps with

Use this record to separate the Court’s findings, legal reasoning, and operative order from broader claims in news headlines.

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Archive object

Nazi War Criminals in Canada: The Historical and Policy Setting from the 1940s to the Present

Alti Rodal · LAC item 6043354 · September 1986

The Library and Archives Canada catalogue record and public redacted scan of the report prepared for the Deschênes Commission.

Can prove

The report’s title, author, date, archival identity, relationship to the Commission, and the status of the linked copy as redacted.

Be careful

Visible redactions do not prove what lies underneath. Rodal’s report is historical research, not a criminal judgment or a list of convictions.

What PSF helps with

Confirm the archival object, open the PDF, then compare its surviving redactions with the Court’s description of the withheld material.

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Access findings

Library and Archives Canada (Re)

2024 OIC 76 · OIC file 5823-01722

The Office of the Information Commissioner decision documenting the access complaint before the Federal Court case.

Can prove

The complaint history, the February 2024 supplementary disclosure, the remaining exemptions, and the OIC’s access findings.

Be careful

It does not prove the later Court result, completed post-judgment disclosure, or anyone’s criminal liability.

What PSF helps with

Compare the OIC’s treatment of sections 13 and 15 with the Federal Court’s later analysis.

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Supporting official records

Read the law and Commission record

Access to Information Act, section 13

The statutory rule for confidential information received from foreign governments and listed institutions.

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Access to Information Act, section 15

The injury-based exemption for international affairs, defence, and specified security interests.

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Deschênes Commission, public Part I

The official catalogue for the Commission’s public Part I. It is not the Rodal Report or confidential Part II.

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FAQ

Common Rodal Report source questions

What is the Rodal Report?

The Rodal Report is Alti Rodal’s September 1986 study, Nazi War Criminals in Canada: The Historical and Policy Setting from the 1940s to the Present, prepared for the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals. Library and Archives Canada holds the public redacted copy as item 6043354.

Where can I read the Rodal Report PDF?

Open the Library and Archives Canada record for item 6043354, then follow its digital-object link to the public PDF. LAC described that copy as redacted at the September 6, 2026 verification cutoff.

What did the Federal Court order in 2026 FC 1119?

The Court ordered the Minister to disclose information withheld under section 15(1) of the Access to Information Act. It confirmed one section 13(1)(a) redaction covering a U.S. official’s confidential opinion.

Did the Court release a list of Nazi war criminals?

No. The Court ordered disclosure of section 15 material in the Rodal Report. It did not publish a new list, decide anyone’s guilt, or open confidential Deschênes Commission Part II.

What does 2024 OIC 76 add to the source trail?

The OIC decision documents the earlier complaint, LAC’s supplementary disclosure, and the access findings before the matter reached Federal Court. It does not prove the later Court result or completed disclosure.

Is the court-ordered text public now?

The official LAC PDF remained unchanged and redacted at 10:58 p.m. EDT on September 6, 2026. This is a dated status check. Recheck the archive object and court records before relying on it.

Evidence guide

Want the full explanation?

The companion article explains the September 1 ruling, the difference between sections 13 and 15, and why this was not the release of a new Nazi list.

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