Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 6

Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 166 Subsection 28(2)(a) Disclosure of personal information 28(2) Subject to any other Act or regulation, personal information in the possession or under the control of a local authority may be disclosed: (a) for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the local authority or for a use that is consistent with that purpose; Subsection 28(2) of LA FOIP provides several circumstances where a local authority can disclose personal information without the consent of the individual whose personal information is involved. There are additional circumstances enumerated in the LA FOIP Regulations. Subsection 28(2)(a) of LA FOIP provides that a local authority may disclose an individual’s personal information for the same purpose for which it was originally obtained or compiled or for a “use” that is consistent with that purpose. Purpose means the purpose for which personal information was obtained or compiled, the object to be attained or the thing intended to be done, e.g., the administration of a program, the provision of a service or other activity.453 The purpose of a collection means the reason(s) the personal information is needed and the use(s) that the local authority will make of the personal information.454 Use indicates internal utilization of personal information by a local authority and includes the sharing of the personal information in such a way that it remains under the control of the local authority.455 453 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. 454 SK OIPC Investigation Report F-2012-001 at [62]. Originated from Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7, p 248. 455 First defined by SK OIPC in 2008-2009 Annual Report at p. 76. First cited in Investigation Report F2009-001 at [78]. Originates from Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7, p 261.

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