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. 16 Subsection 13: Records From Other Governments Records from other governments 13(1) A head shall refuse to give access to information contained in a record that was obtained in confidence, implicitly or explicitly, from: (a) the Government of Canada or its agencies, Crown corporations or other institutions; (b) the Government of Saskatchewan or a government institution; (c) the government of another province or territory of Canada, or its agencies, Crown corporations or other institutions; (d) the government of a foreign jurisdiction or its institutions; or (e) an international organization of states or its institutions; unless the government or institution from which the information was obtained consents to the disclosure or makes the information public. (2) A head may refuse to give access to information contained in a record that was obtained in confidence, implicitly or explicitly, from another local authority or a similar body in another province or territory of Canada. Subsection 13(1) of LA FOIP is a mandatory class-based provision. It permits refusal of access to information in records received in confidence both formally and informally from other governments including its agencies or institutions. When considering this provision, local authorities should determine whether there is consent to release the information or if the information has been made public by the organization to which the information was obtained. Subsection 13(1)(a) Records from other governments 13(1) A head shall refuse to give access to information contained in a record that was obtained in confidence, implicitly or explicitly, from: (a) the Government of Canada or its agencies, Crown corporations or other institutions; … unless the government or institution from which the information was obtained consents to the disclosure or makes the information public.

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