Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 245 • If an affected individual makes a formal complaint, the Commissioner may determine that a report will be issued. • If the Commissioner is not satisfied with the local authority’s response or handling of the breach, the IPC will issue a report. Once the IPC has made a decision, the local authority will be advised if a report will be issued or not. The local authority will also be notified if an affected individual makes a formal complaint, which may also result in a public report.624 If you have questions or need further guidance, contact the SK OIPC at intake@oipc.sk.ca. Section 29: Personal information of deceased individual Personal information of deceased individual 29(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to any other Act, the personal information of a deceased individual shall not be disclosed until 25 years after the death of the individual. (2) Where, in the opinion of the head, disclosure of the personal information of a deceased individual to the individual's next of kin would not constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy, the head may disclose that personal information before 25 years have elapsed after the individual's death. Subsection 29(1) Personal information of deceased individual 29(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to any other Act, the personal information of a deceased individual shall not be disclosed until 25 years after the death of the individual. Subsection 29(1) of LA FOIP provides that the personal information of a deceased individual cannot be disclosed until 25 years after the death of the individual. This provision puts a time limit on the protection of privacy after death. LA FOIP protects the privacy rights of an individual who has been dead less than 25 years, with certain exceptions. 624 For more, see SK OIPC resource, Privacy Breach Guidelines for Government Institutions and Local Authorities. Available at Privacy Breach Guidelines (oipc.sk.ca).
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