Archive (Tag: access)
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 for the 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 31(1),... read more
Chapter 2 for the Guide to FOIP is now available!
Chapter 2 for the Guide to FOIP is now available! Chapter 2 is all about the Administration of FOIP. This chapter covers: Minister of Justice & Attorney General Access & Privacy Branch Government Institutions – Roles & Responsibilities Head of a Government Institution The FOIP Coordinator or Privacy Officer Delegation of FOIP Responsibilities Notices and... read more
Prescribed access to information request form
My office has encountered situations where an individual writes a letter or sends an email requesting information. The public body responds that the request is not in the prescribed form. The FOIP Regulations do prescribe a form and that form is available on our website at https://oipc.sk.ca/resources/forms/. In Review Report 223-2018 regarding the Rural Municipality... read more