Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 3, Access to Records. Updated 5 May 2023. 113 Evaluative means to have assessed, appraised, to have found or to have stated the number of.168 Opinion material is a belief or assessment based on grounds short of proof; a view held as probable for example, a belief that a person would be a suitable employee, based on that person’s employment history. An opinion is subjective in nature and may or may not be based on facts.169 2. Was the personal information compiled solely for one of the enumerated purposes? Compiled means that the information was drawn from several sources or extracted, extrapolated, calculated or in some other way manipulated.170 The enumerated purposes are: • For determining the individual’s suitability, eligibility or qualifications for employment. • For the awarding of contracts with the government institution. • For awarding other benefits. Suitability means right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose or situation.171 Eligibility means fit and proper to be selected or to receive a benefit; legally qualified for an office, privilege or status.172 Qualifications means the possession of qualities or properties inherently or legally necessary to make one eligible for apposition or office, or to perform a public duty or function.173 Employment means the selection for a position as an employee of a government institution.174 168 AB IPC Order 98-021 at p.4. 169 AB IPC Order 98-021 at p.4. 170 British Columbia Government Services, FOIPPA Policy Definitions at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/policiesprocedures/foippa-manual/policy-definitions. Accessed April 23, 2020. 171 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 1434. 172 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 657. 173 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 1497. 174 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices, 2009 Edition, Chapter 4 at p. 141.
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