Latest Blog Posts – Archive

Update to the Rules of Procedure - January 9, 2025

Independent Schools Treated Like School Boards - December 4, 2024

Solicitor-Client Privilege, Recent Court Decision - December 4, 2024

Severing Email Records (updated) - November 20, 2024

Contracting with Governments (updated) - September 26, 2024

Protecting Your Personal Information in the Digital Age - September 23, 2024

Who Signs for a Child? (updated) - September 18, 2024

Elections and Responding to Access to Information Requests - September 3, 2024

The Search for Personal Health Information (updated) - June 19, 2024

Understanding “fees” with ease! (updated) - April 17, 2024

Providing a Record in the Format Requested by the Applicant - April 8, 2024

Duty to Assist – Ask, What Do You Need? - April 4, 2024

The Law Society Issues “Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Practice of Law” - April 2, 2024

When We Cannot Help You - March 27, 2024

Recent Headlines Give me Concern - March 26, 2024

R. v. Bykovets – Privacy and the Internet - March 19, 2024

Cyber Security Threats – How can you Prepare and What to do After - January 24, 2024

Raising Awareness of the Facts about Fax - January 24, 2024

Advocate’s Report on Independent Schools - December 21, 2023

Is De-identified Information Personal Information? - December 21, 2023

How has the Pandemic’s Seismic Shift to Increased Remote Work Affected Privacy? - December 18, 2023

Access, Privacy, Children and Joint Legal Custodians (updated) - December 14, 2023

Privacy Savvy Children and Youth - December 4, 2023

Why some reviews and investigations cannot pass go (updated) - November 30, 2023

Privacy in Organizations not Subject to Legislation - November 23, 2023

Who is “Fake Ron”? (updated) - November 22, 2023

How Does our Office Keep you Anonymous? - October 25, 2023

Saskatchewan Business and Privacy (updated) - October 17, 2023

Research: post pandemic (updated) - October 17, 2023

A Good Access Request (updated) - October 17, 2023

Real Risk of Significant Harm (updated) - October 2, 2023

“A” Trustee vs. “THE” Trustee (updated) - October 2, 2023

Data Residency Outside Canada for Trustees - September 27, 2023

Absurd Results (updated) - September 21, 2023

Third parties under FOIP and LA FOIP (updated) - September 21, 2023

MySaskHealthRecord (updated) - September 20, 2023

Solicitor-Client Privilege/Litigation Privilege (updated) - September 20, 2023

Privacy Audits (updated) - September 7, 2023

Demystifying the Right to Privacy - September 6, 2023

Confidentiality Clauses in Contracts (updated) - September 6, 2023

3 Minutes for a Search (updated) - September 6, 2023

Collection/Disclosure; A Two-Step Analysis (updated) - September 6, 2023

Demystifying Access to Information Rights - September 5, 2023

Making a Privacy Complaint for Someone Else? - August 31, 2023

A Near Attack - August 15, 2023

Delegation of Powers and Duties Under LA FOIP - June 29, 2023

Privacy Impact Assessments - June 22, 2023

Thieves Steal a Server From a Law Firm - June 14, 2023

Employers Hiring Persons of Indigenous Ancestry - April 25, 2023

Correction Request – What you Need to Know! - April 5, 2023

The Role of an Intake Officer - April 3, 2023

Managing Electronic Records - March 14, 2023

Ontario – Using Faxes in Health Care - February 14, 2023

Live Streaming a Public Meeting - January 16, 2023

The Legislation Act- Things to Know - January 16, 2023

How to Complain (Effectively) - January 5, 2023

What to do if you Receive a Privacy Breach Notification - December 29, 2022

File Path Frustrations - November 10, 2022

Knowledge can be a Gateway to Truth and Reconciliation - September 30, 2022

Absurd Results: Part II - July 5, 2022

But I’m the Applicant – how can my submission help? - March 30, 2022

RIM Best Practices - March 2, 2022

An activity booklet for kids - September 27, 2021

Mediation or case-by-case privilege - June 10, 2021

I need to do WHAT? Processing your first access to information request - December 22, 2020

Providing the Record to my Office - November 26, 2020

Responding to access to information requests during an election - September 17, 2020

Preparing and writing a submission - September 4, 2020

Notifying affected individuals: What should I put in the letter? - June 23, 2020

Should you provide your child’s HSN to their school? - June 15, 2020

Sample access request policy and checklist - April 20, 2020

Prescribed access to information request form - February 19, 2020

Circle of Care - February 13, 2020

Records blowing in the wind – Saskatchewan needs a private-sector privacy law - February 3, 2020

Opinions and Views about Opinions and Views - May 1, 2019

Best practices when using USB drives - April 4, 2019

Can Public Bodies be a Third Party? - March 28, 2019

Search Checklist - February 21, 2019

Who signs for an adult? - April 12, 2018

Technology and function creep - February 22, 2018

So, Do We Collaborate? - January 12, 2018

Privacy versus Confidentiality - December 8, 2017

Closing a Practice - December 5, 2017

What Makes a Good Submission? - November 28, 2017

LA FOIP, Municipalities and Cities - August 11, 2017

What About the Non-Responsive Record? - July 14, 2017

Severing - June 21, 2017

Council Agendas and Meeting Minutes - May 15, 2017

Privacy Officer in a Difficult Spot - April 7, 2017

Lawyers Bills: Are They a “No Brainer”? - April 3, 2017

Access and Privacy Rights of Minors Online - March 29, 2017

Transitory Records and Access-to-Information Requests - November 15, 2016

When the Media Calls (updated) - September 16, 2016

Unauthorized Access - July 20, 2016

Non-Responsive Information in a Responsive Record - July 8, 2016

Updated: Tips for a Good Submission - June 13, 2016

Risk Management and Privacy Protection - May 12, 2016

Work Product vs. Personal Information - February 22, 2016

Snooping: When Will People Learn? - September 22, 2015

Surveillance in Personal Care Homes: A Case Study - August 24, 2015

How to Conduct an Effective Search for Records - August 13, 2015

When Salary is Open to Public Scrutiny - May 22, 2015

5 Ways to Protect Your Privacy - October 16, 2014