Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 338 as having the ability to provide access to surveillance footage in response to access to information requests.782 Local authorities should ensure they are using surveillance systems in the most privacy protective manner as possible. This includes considering the location of surveillance systems. Areas where there are heightened expectations of privacy such as washrooms should not have surveillance systems. Before implementing the use of video surveillance, some considerations are: • Is the use of video surveillance lawful. • Is the video surveillance necessary. • Are there stakeholders to consult with.783 Once the decision is made to implement video surveillance, some considerations are: • Is the duty to protect being met. • What measures can be taken to minimize the impact to personal privacy. • What safeguards should be put in place to properly protect the personal information. • How will access to information requests for footage be handled.784 After the implementation, consideration should be made for the: • Evaluation and audit of video surveillance programs.785 In Investigation Report 034-2015, the Commissioner investigated a complaint regarding the audio surveillance of passengers on the City of Saskatoon’s (City) Access Transit busses. The Commissioner found that the City had authority to install audio surveillance on the busses for the purpose of reducing violence against transit operators, vandalism, and inappropriate customer behavior. The City had implemented practices to limit the privacy impacts on 782 SK OIPC resource, Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies, January 2018. Available at Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies (oipc.sk.ca). 783 For more see SK OIPC resource, Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies, January 2018. Available at Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies (oipc.sk.ca). 784 For more see SK OIPC resource, Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies, January 2018. Available at Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies (oipc.sk.ca). 785 For more see SK OIPC resource, Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies, January 2018. Available at Video Surveillance Guidelines for Public Bodies (oipc.sk.ca).
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