Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter3, Access to Records. Updated 5 May 2023. 117 To qualify as personal information, the information must be about an identifiable individual and must be personal in nature. Some examples are provided in subsection 23(1) of LA FOIP. See Section 23 in the Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, “Protection of Privacy”. Evaluative means to have assessed, appraised, to have found or to have stated the number of.170 Opinion material is a belief or assessment based on grounds short of proof; a view held as probable for example, a belief that a person would be a suitable employee, based on that person’s employment history. An opinion is subjective in nature and may or may not be based on facts.171 2. Was the personal information compiled solely for one of the enumerated purposes? Compiled means that the information was drawn from several sources or extracted, extrapolated, calculated or in some other way manipulated.172 The enumerated purposes are: • For determining the individual’s suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for employment. • For the awarding of contracts with the local authority. • For awarding other benefits by the local authority. Suitability means right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.173 Eligibility means fit and proper to be selected or to receive a benefit; legally qualified for an office, privilege, or status.174 170 AB IPC Order 98-021 at p.4. 171 AB IPC Order 98-021 at p.4. 172 British Columbia Government Services, FOIPPA Policy Definitions at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/policiesprocedures/foippa-manual/policy-definitions. Accessed April 23, 2020. 173 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 1434. 174 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 657.
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