Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 264 2. Was the personal information compiled solely for the purpose of evaluating the individual’s research projects or materials for publication? Compiled means that the information was drawn from several sources or extracted, extrapolated, calculated or in some other way manipulated.679 The personal information must have been compiled solely for the purpose of evaluating the individual’s research projects or materials for publication to qualify. Evaluate means to form an idea of the amount, number, or value of, to assess.680 Research is defined as a systematic investigation designed to develop or establish principles, facts or generalized knowledge, or any combination of them, and includes the development, testing and evaluation of research.681 3. Was the personal information provided explicitly or implicitly in confidence? In confidence usually describes a situation of mutual trust in which private matters are relayed or reported. Information provided in confidence means that the supplier of the information has stipulated how the information can be disseminated.682 In order for confidence to be found, there must be an implicit or explicit agreement or understanding of confidentiality on the part of both the local authority and the party providing the information.683 Implicitly means that the confidentiality is understood even though there is no actual statement of confidentiality, agreement, or other physical evidence of the understanding that the information will be kept confidential.684 679 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. 680 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 493, (Oxford University Press). 681 ON IPC Order PO-2693 at pp. 7 and 8. Definition originates from Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) at section 2. 682 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 4 at p. 104, SK OIPC Review Reports F-2006-002 at [51], H-2008-002 at [73], ON IPC Order MO-1896 at p. 8. 683 SK OIPC Review Reports F-2006-002 at [52], LA-2013-002 at [57]; ON IPC Order MO-1896 at p. 8. 684 SK OIPC Review Reports F-2006-002 at [57], F-2009-001 at [62], F-2012-001/LA-2012-001 at [29], LA-2013-002 at [49], F-2014-002 at [47].
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