Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 253 information to local authorities so that appropriate decisions can be made respecting the awarding of jobs, contracts, and other benefits.638 The following three-part test can be applied: 1. Is the information personal information that is evaluative or opinion material? To qualify as personal information, the information must be about an identifiable individual and must be personal in nature. Some examples are provided in subsection 23(1) of LA FOIP. See Section 23 earlier in this Chapter. Evaluative means to have assessed, appraised, to have found or to have stated the number of.639 Opinion material is a belief or assessment based on grounds short of proof; a view held as probable for example, a belief that a person would be a suitable employee, based on that person’s employment history. An opinion is subjective in nature and may or may not be based on facts.640 2. Was the personal information compiled solely for one of the enumerated purposes? Compiled means that the information was drawn from several sources or extracted, extrapolated, calculated or in some other way manipulated.641 The enumerated purposes are: • For determining the individual’s suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for employment. • For the awarding of contracts with the local authority. • For awarding other benefits by the local authority. 638 Adapted from ON IPC Order P-773. Ontario has a similar provision at subsection 49(c) of its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSO 1990, c F.31. 639 AB IPC Order 98-021 at p.4. 640 AB IPC Order 98-021 at p.4. 641 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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