The province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is leaving the position to take on the same job in British Columbia.

Michael Harvey’s last day of work in NL will be May 5th, after the B.C. legislature approved his appointment as that province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner effective the next day.

Harvey was appointed to a six-year term in August of 2019, and has been a provincial public servant for nearly two decades.

He describes his term as Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador “a great privilege.”

He also thanked the House of Assembly for entrusting him and his “dedicated and professional staff” with the responsibilities of the increasingly important role.