296 to respect provision of s.29(1) of FOIP so that the personal information of any contributors to the report, including their names, are appropriately severed. Subsection 29(1): Disclosure of Personal Information Disclosure of Personal Information 29(1) No government institution shall disclose personal information in its possession or under its control without the consent, given in the prescribed manner, of the individual to whom the information relates except in accordance with this section or section 30. Subsection 29(1) of FOIP protects the privacy of individuals whose personal information may be contained within records responsive to an access to information request made by someone else. Subsection 29(1) of FOIP requires a government institution to have the consent of the individual whose personal information is in the record prior to disclosing it. When dealing with information in a record that appears to be personal information, the first step is to confirm the information indeed qualifies as personal information pursuant to section 24 of FOIP. For more on what constitutes personal information, see the Guide to FOIP, Chapter 6, “Protection of Privacy” for a detailed explanation of section 24 of FOIP and the definition of personal information. Once confirmed as personal information, the government institution needs to determine if getting consent from the individual is reasonable. There may be circumstances where getting consent is possible. However, in some circumstances it may not be reasonable to do so. For example, in a general ledger statement there may be some entries that relate to individuals including their names along with a listing of credit or debit amounts. This information would Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 4, Exemptions from the Right of Access. Updated 24 July 2025.
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