Guide to FOIP-Chapter 6

Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 132 SECTION 26: MANNER OF COLLECTION Manner of collection 26(1) A government institution shall, where reasonably practicable, collect personal information directly from the individual to whom it relates, except where: (a) the individual authorizes collection by other methods; (b) the information is information that may be disclosed to the government institution pursuant to subsection 29(2); (c) the information: (i) is collected in the course of, or pertains to, law enforcement activities, including the detection, investigation, prevention or prosecution of an offence and the enforcement of: (A) an Act or a regulation; or (B) an Act of the Parliament of Canada or a regulation made pursuant to an Act of the Parliament of Canada; or (ii) pertains to: (A) the history, release or supervision of persons in custody, on parole or on probation; or (B) the security of correctional institutions; (d) the information is collected for the purpose of commencing or conducting a proceeding or possible proceeding before a court or tribunal; (e) the information is collected, and is necessary, for the purpose of: (i) determining the eligibility of an individual to: (A) participate in a program of; or (B) receive a product or service from; the Government of Saskatchewan or a government institution, in the course of processing an application made by or on behalf of the individual to whom the information relates; or (ii) verifying the eligibility of an individual who is participating in a program of or receiving a product or service from the Government of Saskatchewan or a government institution; (f) the information is collected for the purpose of: (i) management; (ii) audit; or

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