Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Saskatchewan)
| Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
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| Citation | SS 1990-91, c F-22.01 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) is an act of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba that is both an access-to-information statute and an information-privacy statute.
Provisions
[edit]Local authorities, including municipal governments, universities, and school boards, are not included under the legislation, but are covered by the Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.[1][2] Health bodies fall under the Health Information Privacy Act.[2]
The legislation covers activity relating to trade missions overseas.[3]
Statistics relating to letters from members of the public are included in the legislation.[4]
Implementation
[edit]At least one US resident has been able to make a successful request under the legislation.[5] There has been at least one occasion where the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly has filed a request and the deadline for the government providing a response has lapsed.[6]
Criticism
[edit]The fact that that responses may cost money has been criticised by the Information and Privacy Commissioner.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ahluwalia, Harjaap (2024-09-10). "Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner finds police officers improperly accessed investigation files". Jurist News. Archived from the original on 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ a b c Kurz, Larissa (2024-05-10). "'Completely inadequate': What's wrong with Saskatchewan's freedom of information laws?". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Postey, Drew (2025-02-07). "Sask. privacy commissioner says province wrong to withhold requested information from Germany trade mission". CTV News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Kurz, Larissa (2024-01-10). "Sask. education minister received 75 letters in immediate wake of pronoun policy". Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Bridges, Alicia (2018-09-09). "Tale of two Corvettes: Florida man wins case against SGI in claim over twin Chevys". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Perez, Jon (2024-09-21). "NDP presses Sask. Party government over failure to release AIMS costs". Sask Today. Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2025-04-22.