If a Metis settlement receives a FOIP request for the salaries of all employees and councillors, does the information have to be released?
• Under section 17(2)(e) of the FOIP Act, disclosing the salary range and discretionary benefits of employees is not an unreasonable invasion of privacy. For most employees, the exact salary could only be released with an employee’s consent. • There is no requirement under the Metis Settlements Act to disclose the exact remuneration of councillors, although the range of remuneration (if there was one) could be disclosed as above. In the absence of a settlement bylaw requiring this kind of disclosure, it would be presumed to be an unreasonable invasion of a councillor’s personal privacy and would not be disclosed, without consent.
