Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 2, Administration of FOIP. Updated 7 March 2023. 24 Section 45: General Powers of Commissioner General powers of commissioner 45(1) In this section, “extraprovincial, territorial or federal commissioner” means a person who, with respect to Canada or with respect to another province or territory of Canada, has duties, powers and functions similar to those of the commissioner. (2) The commissioner may: (a) engage in or commission research into matters affecting the carrying out of the purposes of this Act; (b) conduct public education programs and provide information concerning this Act and the commissioner’s role and activities; (c) receive representations concerning the operation of this Act; (d) determine the procedure to be followed in the exercise of the powers or performance of any duties of the commissioner pursuant to this Act; and (e) exchange personal information with an extraprovincial, territorial or federal commissioner for the purpose of carrying out investigations with respect to personal information in the possession or under the control of government institutions or to conduct a review involving a government institution and at least one other jurisdiction. FOIP establishes the position of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the supporting office and the general powers of the Commissioner. The general powers of the Commissioner are listed at section 45 of FOIP. The Commissioner has general responsibility for monitoring how the legislation is administered to ensure that its purposes are achieved. Specifically, the Commissioner may: • Engage in or commission research into matters affecting the carrying out of the purposes of FOIP [s. 45(2)(a) of FOIP]. • Conduct public education programs and provide information concerning FOIP and the Commissioner’s role and activities [s. 45(2)(b) of FOIP]. • Receive representations concerning the operation of FOIP [s. 45(2)(c) of FOIP]. • Determine the procedures to be followed in the exercise of the powers or performance of any duties the Commissioner has under FOIP [s. 45(2)(d) of FOIP]. • Exchange personal information with other information and privacy commissioners in Canada for the purpose of conducting investigations with respect to personal information in the possession or under the control of a government institution or to
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