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. 318 • Challenging compliance (monitoring for and challenging compliance).814 4. Use available tools as an aid, but don’t be afraid to adjust them where necessary. Adjustment to standard tools may be necessary if your government institution handles both personal information and personal health information, or if legislation other than FOIP applies to information maintained by your government institution. The IPC has the following resources available to assist government institutions with completing a PIA: Privacy Impact Assessment Guidance Document PIA Step 1 – Preliminary Analysis PIA Step 2 – Define the Project PIA Step 3 – Privacy Analysis PIA Step 4 - PIA Report IPC Findings In Review Report 113-2019, the Commissioner considered a denial of access to information by the Ministry of Energy and Resources (Energy and Resources). An applicant wanted access to information from the Mineral Administration Registration Saskatchewan (MARS) system. Energy and Resources denied access pursuant to subsection 29(1) of FOIP. The Commissioner recommended release of the information and recommended Energy and Resources undertake a privacy impact assessment exercise to determine what personal information was stored in MARS, what personal information should be publicly available and any legislative amendments that may be necessary to remove certain personal information from the registry or declare the information as personal information subject to FOIP. 814 The principles are discussed earlier in this Chapter. See 10 Fair Information Principles.

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