Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner

Report: the Commissioner found that the RM did not properly apply section 28(1) of LA FOIP to the withheld name on page 1 and page 2 of the record and recommended the RM release the withheld name on within 30 days oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the Commissioner concluded that OIPC has no jurisdiction to entertain this complaint and recommended that the Minister of Advanced Education request the Minister of Justice and Attorney General to consider an amendment to LA FOIP oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-in…

Report: the Commissioner discontinued the Advocate’s request for a review of the fee estimate under section 39(2)(a) of LA FOIP and recommended that the RM do nothing further with the Advocate’s access request oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

The size of an institution should not place limits on access rights. Canada's Information Regulators adopted a joint resolution calling for stronger support for small public bodies in meeting their access to information obligations. oipc.sk.ca/regulators-call-f…

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Report: the Applicant submitted an access to information request to the PSC relating to a policy regarding leaves of absence, salary increase eligibility and requesting non-identifying information of Ministry of Justice lawyers oipc.sk.ca/assets/foip-revie…

Report: the Commissioner found that the RM did not meet its duty to assist pursuant to section 5.1(1) (duty of local authority to assist) of LA FOIP. Because the RM failed in its duty to assist, the search for records was deficient oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

As AI systems are developed and implemented at an unprecedented rate, Canada’s FPT privacy regulators are highlighting the importance of the ongoing protection of individuals’ personal health information and maintaining patient trust in the health system. oipc.sk.ca/resolution-on-ai-…

Report: the Commissioner recommended WCRM158 continue to withhold the information to which section 16(1)(a) of LA FOIP was properly applied and recommended WCRM158 release information in the record to which neither sections 16(1)(a) nor 16(1)(e) applied oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the Commissioner found that the RM properly applied section 28(1) of LA FOIP to almost all of the redacted portions of the assessment rolls oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (LRB) published a decision by an adjudicator on its website that contained the personal health information of the Complainant. The Complainant was dissatisfied so they filed a complaint with the OIPC oipc.sk.ca/assets/hipa-foip-…

Report: the Applicant submitted an access to information request to the City of Warman for all documents related to the City’s request for proposals to operate food and beverage services at a local recreation facility oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the Commissioner found there were reasonable grounds to disregard the Applicant’s access request, and authorized the RM to disregard future access requests made by, or on behalf of, the Applicant in relation to the consultant in this matter oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-di…

Report: the City of Saskatoon (City) provided the Applicant with a fee estimate in relation to their access to information request. The Commissioner found the City’s fee estimate was reasonable. oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the Applicant submitted a request to the City of Melville pertaining to cemetery burial plots, permits for burial plots, records for interment, and records for permits relating to a project that gave cause to remove headstones in the early 1980’s oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the complainant submitted a privacy complaint to the City in the context of two workplace issues; the first dealing with workplace accommodation, and the second with respect to a job competition. oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-in…

Report: the Applicant submitted an access to information request to the RM of Reford for records relating to a grader accident. The Commissioner found that the RM properly applied section 28(1) of LA FOIP oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…

Report: the Applicant submitted an access to information request to Executive Council for records related to documents involving U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick. The Commissioner found that Executive Council properly withheld the information oipc.sk.ca/assets/foip-revie…

Report: the Commissioner found SHRC properly applied section 17(1)(a) of FOIP to all pages of the record save for the title page; properly applied section 29(1) of FOIP; and did not properly apply sections 19(1)(a), (b), (c) (i), (ii) and (iii) of FOIP oipc.sk.ca/assets/foip-revie…

Report: the Applicant requested that the OIPC review the decision of the Village to refuse access to the requested record. During the review, the Village applied several discretionary exemptions to justify withholding the bank statements in full oipc.sk.ca/assets/la-foip-re…