Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 114 Subsection 23.1(a) Duty of local authority to protect 23.1 Subject to the regulations, a local authority shall establish policies and procedures to maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards that: (a) protect the integrity, accuracy and confidentiality of the personal information in its possession or under its control; Subsection 23.1(a) of LA FOIP requires local authorities to establish written policies and procedures that protect the integrity, accuracy and confidentiality of personal information. Integrity refers to the condition of information being whole or complete; not modified, deleted, or corrupted.309 Accuracy means correct in all details.310 Part of protecting the accuracy of personal information is ensuring the source of information can be clarified and all access, disclosure and changes can be tracked and audited.311 Confidentiality implies a trust relationship between the person supplying information and the individual or organization collecting it. The relationship is built on the assurance that the information will only be used by or disclosed to authorized persons or to others with the individual’s permission. Protecting the confidentiality of personal information implies that individually identifying personal information is concealed from all but authorized parties.312 Threats to the security of information include threats to its integrity, accuracy and confidentiality. Common threats are: 309 Government of Alberta, Health Information Act, Guidelines and Practices Manual, March 2011 at p. 135. Available at https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/50877846-0fba-4dbb-a99feeb651533bc4/resource/3e16d527-2618-48ae-80b8-93f69973878e/download/hia-guidelinespractices-manual.pdf. Accessed June 18, 2020. 310 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 9, (Oxford University Press). 311 Government of Alberta, Health Information Act, Guidelines and Practices Manual, March 2011 at p. 145. Available at https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/50877846-0fba-4dbb-a99feeb651533bc4/resource/3e16d527-2618-48ae-80b8-93f69973878e/download/hia-guidelinespractices-manual.pdf. Accessed June 19, 2020. 312 Adapted from Government of Alberta, Health Information Act, Guidelines and Practices Manual, March 2011 at p. 134. Available at https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/50877846-0fba-4dbb-a99feeb651533bc4/resource/3e16d527-2618-48ae-80b8-93f69973878e/download/hia-guidelinespractices-manual.pdf. Accessed June 18, 2020.
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