Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 202 4. Is there a written agreement in place restricting subsequent disclosures of identifiable personal information? 1. Is the disclosure for research or statistical purposes? Research means the systematic investigation into and study of materials, sources, etc., to establish facts and reach new conclusions. For a disclosure of personal information for a "research purpose" to be permissible, the researcher must intend to use the personal information to investigate and ascertain facts or verify theories.546 Statistics is the science of collecting and analyzing numerical data, especially large quantities of data and usually inferring proportions in a whole from proportions in a representative sample, any systematic collection or presentation of such facts. In this context, quantifiable personal information to study trends and draw conclusions.547 2. Is the “head” satisfied that the disclosure is not contrary to the public interest? Contrary means opposite in position or direction; opposite to the proper or right thing; wrong.548 Not contrary to the public interest may be understood as not inconsistent with long-term community values, or with the good of society at large.549 To determine if something is contrary to the public interest, it is first necessary to understand what public interest is. 546 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. See also Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at pp. 270 to 296. 547 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. See also Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at pp. 270 to 296. 548 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 509. 549 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 4 at p. 121.
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