Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 261 1. Section 16 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations provides for “Other” disclosures of personal information for purposes of subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP. These other disclosures can be found at subsections 16(a) through (s) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations. 2. Section 17 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations provides for disclosure of personal information specifically to Saskatchewan Government Insurance for purposes of subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP. Subsection 17(1) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations defines several terms and subsections 17(2)(a) through (e) refer to disclosures for purposes of subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP. There are also disclosure provisions for Saskatchewan Government Insurance at subsection 17(3) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations. 3. Section 17.1 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations provides for disclosures of personal information to “a party to an information sharing agreement” and defines “common integrated service” at subsection 17.1(1)(a) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations. Subsections 17.1(3)(a) and (b) refer to disclosures for purposes of subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP. Subsection 17.1(4) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations addresses disclosures to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for purposes of an agreement for a common integrated service. The SK OIPC will venture to develop a resource or appendix that will provide guidance on all of the various disclosure provisions in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP. When relying on authority pursuant to subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP, government institutions should point to both subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP and the specific subsection in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations that provides the authority. For example, authority can be referred to as follows: Subsection 29(2)(u) of FOIP and subsection 16(f) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations provides that a government institution may disclose personal information without consent for the purpose of commencing or conducting a proceeding or possible proceeding before a court or tribunal:
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