Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 302 1. Is the information “personal information” as defined by FOIP? For a correction to be made, the information at issue must qualify as “personal information” under FOIP. Section 24 of FOIP defines “personal information”. For more on what qualifies as “personal information”, see Section 24, earlier in this Chapter. When considering requests for correction of personal information, it is important to distinguish between two types of personal information: • Factual information about the individual, such as age, date of birth, income information or qualifications. • Opinions about the individual, such as subjective assessments or evaluations of an individual’s condition, abilities, or performance.788 2. Is there an error or omission? An error is mistaken or wrong information or information that does not reflect the true state of affairs.789 An omission is information that is incomplete or missing or that has been overlooked.790 Factual information can be corrected. The individual must provide proof in support of the request for correction of factual information. Examples of documents that might be required to prove facts include a birth or baptismal certificate to prove age, or a notice of assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency to prove income.791 Factual information does not need to be corrected if the facts are in dispute and it is not possible to make a factual determination about the issue through the inquiry process.792 788 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 254. 789 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 254. This definition was relied on in base case SK OIPC Review Report F-2014-004 at [20]. 790 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 254. This definition was relied on in base case SK OIPC Review Report F-2014-004 at [20]. 791 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 254. 792 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 254.
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