Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 210 Subsection 28(2)(m) 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: … (m) in compassionate circumstances, to facilitate contact with the next of kin or a friend of an individual who is injured, ill or deceased; Subsection 28(2)(m) of LA FOIP permits a local authority to disclose personal information about an individual without consent in certain compassionate circumstances. The compassionate circumstances that must exist for this provision to apply include: 1. The purpose for the disclosure must be to facilitate contact for the individual with their next of kin or a friend. 2. The individual must be injured, ill or deceased 1. Is the purpose of the disclosure to facilitate contact for the individual with their next of kin or a friend? Facilitate means to make easier or less difficult.571 Next of kin is a person’s nearest relative by blood or marriage which could include: a cousin, grandparent, niece, or nephew, who has close ties to the individual who is injured, ill or deceased. For example: • Spouse, parent, child. • Cousins brought up together as siblings. • A grandchild brought up by grandparents.572 571 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. 572 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.
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