Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 256 Subsection 29(2)(s) 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: … (s) to the commissioner; Subsection 29(2)(s) of FOIP permits a government institution to disclose personal information about an individual without consent to the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. The Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner is an independent Officer of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (SK OIPC) investigates privacy complaints involving government institutions, local authorities, and health trustees. It also reviews denials of access to information including personal information. To fulfill its mandate, the SK OIPC may need personal information from a government institution. A government institution may disclose personal information without consent to the SK OIPC provided it is for the purpose of enabling performance of the duties of the Commissioner. Government institutions should still abide by the data minimization and need-to-know principles when disclosing personal information. Only disclose the least amount of personal information necessary to achieve the purpose. Further, only disclose to those that have a need-to-know the personal information to carry out the purpose. See Need-to-Know and Data Minimization earlier in this Chapter. IPC Findings As of the issuing of this Chapter, the Commissioner has not considered this provision in a Report yet. This section will be updated accordingly when it is considered.
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