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. 150 Subsection 26(1)(e): Indirect 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: … (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; Subsection 26(1)(e)(i) 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: … (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 Many programs operated by government institutions have eligibility criteria that must be met for an individual to participate in them or receive a benefit or service. This may require the government institution to approach several different sources of information besides the

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