Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 48 (vi) deafness or hearing impediment; (vii) muteness or speech impediment; or (viii) physical reliance on a service animal, wheelchair or other remedial applicant or device; or (b) any of the following disabilities: (i) an intellectual disability or impairment; (ii) a learning disability, or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in the comprehension or use of symbols or spoken language; (iii) a mental disorder;113 Age means the length of time that a person has existed.114 Nationality means the status of belonging to a particular nation; an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations.115 The relationship between a citizen of a country and the country itself; membership in a country.116 It includes, for example, being a British, Jamaican, or Pakistani citizen.117 Ancestry means a person’s ancestors or ethnic descent.118 Place or origin means birthplace or nativity.119 The place where a person was born. IPC Findings In Investigation Report F-2012-004, the Commissioner found that an individual’s “age” qualified as personal information pursuant to the equivalent subsection 24(1)(a) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). 113 The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018, SS 2018, c S-24.2 at s. 2(1). 114 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 24, (Oxford University Press). 115 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 949, (Oxford University Press). 116 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 1234. 117 University of Cambridge, Equality & Diversity, Race, available at https://www.equality.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/equalities-law/protected-characteristics/race. Accessed April 22, 2020. 118 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 48, (Oxford University Press). 119 “Birthplace” in Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 138, (Oxford University Press). See also “Nativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/nativity. Accessed April 23, 2020.
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