Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 4, Exemptions from the Right of Access. Updated 24 July 2025. 236 (ii) prejudice to the competitive position of; or (iii) interference with contractual or other negotiations of; a third party. Subsection 19(1)(e) of FOIP is a mandatory, class-based exemption. It permits refusal of access in situations where a record contains a statement of financial assistance provided to a third party by a prescribed Crown corporation that is a government institution. FOIP contains a unique exemption for statements of financial assistance from a prescribed Crown corporation to a third party.810 Only the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.W.T. 1994, c-20, have a similarly worded provision. The following two-part test can be applied: 1. Is the record a statement of financial assistance? A statement is a formal written or oral account, setting down facts, a document setting out the items of debit and credit between two parties.811 Financial assistance means any economic benefit, such as a scholarship or stipend, given by one person or entity to another.812 The exemption does not include records that merely list a company as having received a loan. It must include other details such as credits and debits to meet the definition of a statement of financial assistance.813 2. Was the statement provided to a third party by a prescribed Crown corporation that is a government institution? See the Appendix, Part I of the FOIP Regulations for prescribed Crown corporations. 810 McNairn, C., Woodbury, C., 2009, Government Information: Access and Privacy, Carswell: Toronto, p. 4-17. 811 The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, Oxford University Press 1973, Volume 1 at p. 3006. 812 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 774. 813 Originated from NWT IPC Review Report 05-049 Dictionary on Historical Principles, Oxford University Press 1973, Volume 1 at p. 3006. 813 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 774. 813 Originated from NWT IPC Review Report 05-049. Adopted in SK OIPC Review Report F-2013-003 at [56] and [57].
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