Archive (Year: 2017)
Severing
When responding to access to information requests under The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP) and The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA), there may be circumstances where information is exempt from release under mandatory or discretionary exemptions. However, each of these statutes requires public bodies... read more
Sask. IPC Tables 2016-2017 Annual Report
Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ronald J. Kruzeniski, Q.C. has submitted his office’s 2016-2017 Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly. Kruzeniski stated: “I will report on our achievements under the old plan but also outline our objectives under our new 3 year plan.” And he also identified a number of issues faced when navigating in... read more
Council Agendas and Meeting Minutes
To be accountable to the public, meetings of council and council committees are public by virtue of section 119 and 120 of The Municipalities Act. Further, subsection 117(1)(d) of The Municipalities Act entitles any person to inspect and obtain copies of council meeting minutes after they have approved by council. To support this accountability, municipalities... read more
Privacy Officer in a Difficult Spot
I encourage every public body to appoint an Access and Privacy Coordinator. In larger organizations you might want to have a position of Chief Privacy Officer (CPO). The reasons for having an Access and Privacy Coordinator or a CPO are that in these times organizations really need one person who is knowledgeable on access and... read more