Archive (Year: 2023)
A Near Attack
A few weeks into a new role, Jane received an interesting email supposedly from her “colleague” Stacy. Stacy welcomed Jane to the team and asked for some time in her day. There was, of course, a smart attempt to cover up any tracks – a clause about Stacy entering a meeting and was only available... read more
Delegation of Powers and Duties Under LA FOIP
Frequently, my office is asked by municipalities on how to prepare a delegation instrument where the “head” of the municipality may delegate their powers and/or duties under LA FOIP to one or more employees. In many cases, it is the mayor or reeve who wishes to delegate their powers and duties under LA FOIP to... read more
Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Tables 2022-2023 Annual Report
Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ronald J. Kruzeniski, K.C., has tabled his office’s 2022-2023 Annual Report: Data, with the Legislative Assembly. In his report, the Commissioner focuses on data and the issues that arise as a result of the creation and/or assembling of data. Given the current technological state of the world, vast amounts of... read more
Privacy Impact Assessments
Back in 2015, my office blogged privacy impact assessments (PIA). It has been awhile since then so I thought I would highlight our PIA resources once again! What is a privacy impact assessment (PIA)? A PIA is a process that assists organizations in assessing whether a project, program, or process complies with the applicable access... read more