Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 2, Administration of FOIP. Updated 7 March 2023. 17 personal information by the government institution if it is reasonable in the circumstances to believe that the incident creates a real risk of significant harm to the individual. For more on this, see the Guide to FOIP, Chapter 6, “Protection of Privacy” at Section 29.1. Information & Privacy Commissioner - Roles & Responsibilities The Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner is an independent Officer of the Legislative Assembly. Commencing November 1, 2003, the Commissioner became a full-time position and resources were provided to enable a stand-alone office. Prior to this, the Commissioner was a part-time position and there was no office.29 The enabling statute creates the powers of the Commissioner. In this case, that statute is FOIP. Under FOIP, the Commissioner has oversight over compliance with the Act by all government institutions in Saskatchewan that are subject to it. FOIP provides for independent reviews of decisions made by government institutions under FOIP and the resolution of privacy complaints. There are four elements in the Commissioner’s mandate: 1. The Commissioner responds to requests for review of decisions made by government institutions in response to access requests and makes recommendations to government institutions. 2. The Commissioner responds to complaints from individuals who believe their privacy has not been respected by government institutions and makes recommendations to those government institutions. 3. The Commissioner provides advice to government institutions on legislation, policies or practices that may impact access or privacy rights. 29 SK OIPC Annual Report - 2003-2004 at p. 7.
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