Court Cases
There are court decisions which have impacted the interpretation and application of 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). We have listed some of those decisions below.
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP)
Section 23 of FOIP
The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP)
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report |
Eaton v. University of Regina (Preliminary Application: Closed Court) | Court of Queen’s Bench | 05-15-2019 | 038-2018 |
Hande v. University of Saskatchewan | Court of Queen’s Bench | 05-21-2019 | 298-2017 |
Seon v. Board of Education of the Regina Roman Catholic School Division | Court of Queen’s Bench | 05-31-2018 | 211-2017 |
FIAT: IPC v. University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan v. IPC Britto v. University of Saskatchewan |
Court of Queen’s Bench
Court of Appeal Court of Queen’s Bench Court of Queen’s Bench Court of Queen’s Bench |
09-06-2018
05-16-2018 03-22-2018 05-17-2017 08-31-2017 |
153-2015 |
Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited v. Regina (City) | Court of Queen’s Bench | 10-13-2016 | 111-2015 |
Evenson v. Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority | Court of Queen’s Bench | 09-19-2012 | LA-2012-002 |
Jess v. Saskatchewan District Health Board | Court of Queen’s Bench | 10-04-2007 | |
R. v. Decap | Court of Queen’s Bench | 07-07-2003 | |
Fogal v. Regina School Division No. 4 | Court of Appeal | 12-17-2002 | |
Fogal v. Regina School Division No. 4 | Court of Queen’s Bench | 03-14-2002 | |
Amendt v. Canada Life Assurance Co. | Court of Queen’s Bench | 03-09-1999 |
The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA)
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report |
Stebner v. IPC | Court of Queen’s Bench | 03-28-2019 | 161-2018 |
Bonny Gordon v. Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority
Bonny Gordon v. Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority (this appeal may be continued at a later date) |
Court of Queen’s Bench
Court of Queen’s Bench |
05-22-2015
09-26-2017 |
214-2015: Part I |
Saskatchewan Ltd. v. Hearing Panel of the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority | Court of Appeal | 11-15-2013 | |
Germain v. Automobile Injury Appeal Commission | Court of Queen’s Bench | 02-18-2009 | |
Haug v. Saskatchewan Corrections and Public Safety | Court of Queen’s Bench | 04-11-2005 |
The Privacy Act
Decision Name | Court | Date |
Jess v. Saskatchewan District Health Board | Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench | 10-04-2007 |
Peters-Brown v. Regina District Health Board | Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench | 10-27-1995 |
Appeals
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Hande v. University of Saskatchewan | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 05-21-2019 | 298-2017 | LA FOIP |
Eaton v. University of Regina (Preliminary Application: Closed Court) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 05-15-2019 | 038-2018 | LA FOIP |
Leo v. Global Transportation Hub Authority | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 06-13-2018 | 311-2017, 312-2017, 313-2017, 316-2017, 340-2017, 341-2017, 342-2017 | FOIP |
Britto v. University of Saskatchewan | Court of Queen’s Bench
Court of Queen’s Bench |
03-22-2018
08-31-2017 |
153-2015 | LA FOIP |
Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited v. Regina (City) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 10-13-2016 | 111-2015 087-2015 & 088-2015 |
LA FOIP |
Evenson v. Saskatchewan (Ministry of Justice) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 08-19-2013 | F-2012-006 | FOIP |
Evenson v. Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 09-19-2012 | LA-2012-002 | LA FOIP |
Amendt v. Canada Life Assurance Co. | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 03-09-1999 | FOIP |
Discretion
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
John Doe v. Ontario (Finance) | Supreme Court of Canada | 05-09-2014 |
Driver Licence and Vehicle Registration
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Shook Legal, Ltd v. Saskatchewan (Government Insurance) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 08-31-2018 | 063-2017 | FOIP |
General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance | Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan | 12-01-1993 | FOIP | |
City Collection Co. Ltd. et al v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance | Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan | 11-29-1993 | FOIP |
Judicial Review
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Barker v. Ontario | Court of Appeal for Ontario | 04-09-2019 | ||
Ontario Medical Association v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) | Court of Appeal for Ontario | 08-03-2018 | ||
Children’s Lawyer for Ontario v. Goodis | Court of Appeal for Ontario | 04-18-2005 | ||
Ontario v. Higgins | Court of Appeal for Ontario | 02-11-1999 |
Law Enforcement Matter
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Evenson v. Saskatchewan (Ministry of Justice) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 08-19-2013 | F-2012-006 | FOIP |
Personal Information
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Ontario Medical Association, et al. v. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario | Supreme Court of Canada | 04-11-2019 | ||
Fogal v. Regina School Division No. 4 | Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan | 12-17-2002 | LA FOIP | |
Fogal v. Regina School Division No. 4 | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 03-14-2002 | LA FOIP |
Public Interest
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Grant v. Torstar Corp. | Supreme Court of Canada | 12-22-2019 |
Solicitor Client Privilege
Statutory Exemptions
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Corporate Express Canada, Inc. v. The President and Vice-Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador | 09-19-2014 | ||
John Doe v. Ontario (Finance) | Supreme Court of Canada | 05-09-2014 | ||
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Health) | Supreme Court of Canada | 02-03-2012 | ||
Canada (Information Commissioner) v. Canada (Minister of National Defence) | Supreme Court of Canada | 05-13-2011 |
Statutory Interpretation
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
R. v. Jarvis | Supreme Court of Canada | 02-14-2019 | ||
Lévis (City) v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc. | Supreme Court of Canada | 03-22-2007 | ||
Perron-Malenfant v. Malenfant (Trustee of) | Supreme Court of Canada | 09-17-1999 | ||
Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re) | Supreme Court of Canada | 01-22-1998 | ||
Thomson v. Canada (Deputy Minister of Agriculture) | Supreme Court of Canada | 02-13-1992 | ||
R. v. Zeolkowski | Supreme Court of Canada | 05-18-1989 |
Third Party and Commercial Information
Decision Name | Court | Date | IPC Report | SK Legislation |
Geoff Leo v. Global Transportation Hub Authority | Court of Queen’s Bench | 11-23-2018 | 311-2017, 312-2017, 313-2017, 316-2017, 340-2017, 341-2017, 342-2017 | FOIP |
Geoff Leo v. Global Transportation Hub Authority | Court of Queen’s Bench | 06-13-2019 | ||
Hande v. University of Saskatchewan | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 06-13-2019 | 298-2017 | LA FOIP |
Eaton v. University of Regina (Preliminary Application: Closed Court) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 05-15-2019 | 038-2018 | LA FOIP |
Seon v. Board of Education of the Regina Roman Catholic School Division No. 81 | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 05-31-2018 | 211-2017 | LA FOIP |
Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited v. Regina (City) | Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan | 10-13-2016 | 111-2015 087-2015 & 088-2015 |
LA FOIP |