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. 231 Subsection 29(2)(l) Disclosure of personal information 29(2) Subject to any other Act or regulation, personal information in the possession or under the control of a government institution may be disclosed: … (l) for the purpose of: (i) management; (ii) audit; or (iii) administration of personnel; of the Government of Saskatchewan or one or more government institutions; Subsection 29(2)(l) of FOIP permits a government institution to disclose personal information about an individual without consent for the purpose of management, auditing or administration of personnel within the Government of Saskatchewan or of one or more government institutions. Management of personnel refers to all aspects of the management of human resources of a government institution that relate to the duties and responsibilities of employees.659 It also includes the management of personal service contracts (i.e., contracts of service) but not the management of consultant, professional or other independent contractor contracts (i.e., contracts for service). These are included under the “administration of personnel” definition.660 This provision includes management for the Government of Saskatchewan as a whole, one government institution or more than one government institution. 659 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 286. See also Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-171. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022. This definition was also relied upon in SK OIPC Investigation Report 266-2017 at [33] and [34]. 660 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 247. Similar definition in British Columbia Government Services, FOIPPA Policy and Procedures Manual; FOIPPA Policy Definitions at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/policiesprocedures/foippa-manual/policy-definitions#m. Accessed December 5, 2022. These definitions were also relied on in SK OIPC Investigation Reports 266-2017 at [33] and 262-2018 at [17] and [18].

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