Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 4

Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 4, Exemptions from the Right of Access. Updated 18 Oct 2023. 137 (ii) that has monetary value or is reasonably likely to have monetary value; (c) scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of the local authority, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to deprive the employee of priority of publication; (d) information, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with contractual or other negotiations of the local authority; (e) positions, plans, procedures, criteria or instructions developed for the purpose of contractual or other negotiations by or on behalf of the local authority, or considerations that relate to those negotiations; (f) information, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice the economic interest of the local authority; or (g) information, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in an undue benefit or loss to a person. (2) A head shall not refuse, pursuant to subsection (1), to give access to a record that contains the results of product or environmental testing carried out by or for the local authority, unless the testing was conducted: (a) as a service to a person, a group of persons or an organization other than the local authority, and for a fee; or (b) as preliminary or experimental tests for the purpose of: (i) developing methods of testing; or (ii) testing products for possible purchase. (3) The head of the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina or a facility designated as a hospital or a health centre pursuant to The Provincial Health Authority Act may refuse to disclose details of the academic research being conducted by an employee of the university, hospital or health centre, as the case may be, in the course of the employee’s employment. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), where possible, the head of the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina or a facility designated as a hospital or a health centre pursuant to The Provincial Health Authority Act shall disclose: (a) the title of; and (b) the amount of funding being received with respect to; the academic research mentioned in subsection (3). Section 17 of LA FOIP is a discretionary class-based and harm-based provision, meaning, it contains both class and harm based exemptions.

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