Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 38 (j) information that describes an individual’s finances, assets, liabilities, net worth, bank balance, financial history or activities or credit worthiness; or (k) the name of the individual where: (i) it appears with other personal information that relates to the individual; or (ii) the disclosure of the name itself would reveal personal information about the individual. (1.1) On and after the coming into force of subsections 4(3) and (6) of The Health Information Protection Act, with respect to a local authority that is a trustee as defined in that Act, “personal information” does not include information that constitutes personal health information as defined in that Act. (1.2) Personal health information in the possession or control of the Workers’ Compensation Board is personal information for the purposes of this Act. (2) “Personal information” does not include information that discloses: (a) the classification, salary, discretionary benefits or employment responsibilities of an individual who is or was an officer or employee of a local authority; (b) the personal opinions or views of an individual employed by a local authority given in the course of employment, other than personal opinions or views with respect to another individual; (c) financial or other details of a contract for personal services; (d) details of a licence, permit or other similar discretionary benefit granted to an individual by a local authority; (e) details of a discretionary benefit of a financial nature granted to an individual by a local authority; (f) expenses incurred by an individual travelling at the expense of a local authority; (g) the academic ranks or departmental designations of members of the faculties of the University of Saskatchewan or the University of Regina; or (h) the degrees, certificates or diplomas received by individuals from the Saskatchewan Polytechnic, the University of Saskatchewan or the University of Regina. (3) Notwithstanding clauses (2)(d) and (e), “personal information” includes information that: (a) is supplied by an individual to support an application for a discretionary benefit; and (b) is personal information within the meaning of subsection (1). For the privacy provisions at Part IV of LA FOIP to be engaged, the information at issue must constitute “personal information”.
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