Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 6

Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 90 IPC Findings In Investigation Report LA-2005-003, the Commissioner found that the details of a building permit would not be considered personal information pursuant to subsection 23(2)(d) of LA FOIP. In Review Report F-2005-007, the Commissioner found that the name of a registered vehicle owner plus information about past damage to the vehicle would not be personal information of the individual. In Review Report F-2013-003, the Commissioner found that a driver’s name and address in Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s database would be considered driver’s licence information and therefore not personal information pursuant to the equivalent provision in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. In Review Report 116-2016, the Commissioner found the names of individuals who had leased protected lands would not be personal information as the leasing of protected lands qualified as a discretionary benefit pursuant to the equivalent provision in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Subsection 23(2)(e) Interpretation 23(2) “Personal information” does not include information that discloses: … (e) details of a discretionary benefit of a financial nature granted to an individual by a local authority; Subsection 23(2)(e) of LA FOIP provides that details of a discretionary benefit of a financial nature granted to an individual by a local authority is not personal information. Details means a number of particulars; an aggregate of small items.236 Details of a financial discretionary benefit are not limited to the amount paid to the third party, but include the 236 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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