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. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................8 The Right of Privacy .................................................................................................................................................9 Privacy as a Charter Right ............................................................................................................................... 11 Privacy versus Confidentiality........................................................................................................................ 12 The Threat of Identity Theft ........................................................................................................................... 13 10 Fair Information Principles............................................................................................................................ 17 Accountability...................................................................................................................................................... 19 Identifying Purposes ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Consent.................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Limiting Collection............................................................................................................................................. 20 Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention..................................................................................................... 20 Accuracy ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Safeguards ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Openness .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 Individual Access ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Challenging Compliance ................................................................................................................................. 22 Need-to-Know Principle...................................................................................................................................... 23 Data Minimization Principle ............................................................................................................................... 24 De-identified information ................................................................................................................................... 25 Necessary, Effective & Proportional................................................................................................................ 31 Consent Requirements......................................................................................................................................... 32 Best Practice Steps for Consent Forms ...................................................................................................... 36 Section 23: Definition of Personal Information........................................................................................... 37 What is not Personal Information?.............................................................................................................. 42 Subsection 23(1)(a)............................................................................................................................................ 45 Subsection 23(1)(b) ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Subsection 23(1)(c) ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Subsection 23(1)(d) ........................................................................................................................................... 55

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