Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 222 Facilitate means to make easier or less difficult.595 An audit in this context is an official examination of accounts or a systematic review of the activities of a shared cost program of the Government of Canada or the Government of Saskatchewan.596 Shared cost programs are programs where the cost is shared among different parties including federal, provincial, and municipal governments. Through cost sharing, funding is provided by the federal or provincial government towards projects (e.g., infrastructure projects) and is matched by other partners, such as provinces, territories, municipalities, or the private sector.597 Examples of cost-sharing programs can include (but are not limited to): • Parks Canada’s National Cost Sharing Program for Heritage Places which helps ensure the protection of heritage places. • Infrastructure Canada’s 2014 New Building Canada Fund to support investing in infrastructure across Canada. • Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) which is a five-year investment by federal and provincial governments in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture. There is often a cost sharing agreement in place that establishes the parties and the amount each party will contribute to the shared cost program. IPC Findings As of the issuing of this Chapter, the Commissioner has not considered this provision in a Report yet. This section will be updated accordingly when it is considered. 595 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. 596 Adapted from Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-173. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022. 597 Government of Canada, Infrastructure Canada, Cost-Sharing: Supporting more projects with every dollar. Available at Infrastructure Canada - Cost-Sharing: Supporting more projects with every dollar. Accessed on February 16, 2023.
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