Latest Blog Posts
For a complete list of all blog posts please click hereHow About Some Privacy Education for All Our Stuck at Home Kids?
Like many of you, I am a mom of a kid who is off school. This is uncharted territory for all of us – I never even had a snow day growing up. Many of us are trying to be creative with what other types of learning we can provide our kids at this time.... read more
An Introduction to “In the Door, Out the Door”: A New Resource to Assist in Processing Access to Information Requests
The Access and Privacy Branch, Ministry of Justice, has been hard at work developing a new online training tool to help anyone who processes access requests under The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This new training module follows the path... read more
Chapter 3 for the Guide to FOIP is now available!
Chapter 3 of the IPC Guide to FOIP is now available! Chapter 3 is all about access to records. This chapter covers: Who has a right of access Making an access to information request Subsections 6(1)(a), (b), 6(2), 6(3), 6(4) Applications deemed abandoned Subsections 7.1(1), 7.1(2), 7.1(3) Access to an individual’s own personal information Subsections... read more
Remembering a former Commissioner
On March 1, 2020, Richard (Dick) Rendek, Q.C. passed away at the age of 88. He was the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner from July 2002 to October 2003. He was remembered in the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2020. As our office is a relatively new office, this is the first time we have... read more