About Us

The IPC provides oversight of Ontario’s laws that establish rules for the way institutions may collect, use, and disclose your personal information.

Vision

To be a modern and effective regulator with real-world impact.

Mission

To enhance Ontarian's trust that their access and privacy rights will be respected.

Goals

Advocacy

Advance their rights in key strategic areas that impact their lives

Responsiveness

Respond to their complaints and appeals in a fair, timely, and meaningful manner

Accountability

Maintain their confidence in the organizational excellence of IPC

Learn More About Our Vision, Mission, and Goals

Mandate

In addition to overseeing the province’s access and privacy laws, the IPC also serves both the government and public through our mandate to:

resolve appeals when access to information is refused
investigate privacy complaints related to personal information
ensure compliance with the acts

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Join our team!

As an aspiring employer of choice, we offer our employees a hybrid work arrangement for healthy work-life balance and strive to create a positive organizational culture where employees feel engaged, empowered and proud to be part of the IPC community.

Our Strategic Priorities

Privacy and Transparency in a Modern Government
Children and Youth in a Digital World
Next-Generation Law Enforcement
Trust in Digital Health

Strategic Advisory Council

The Strategic Advisory Council provides the IPC with independent, expert advice to help ensure a broader range of interests and perspectives are taken into consideration in advancing and implementing IPC’s strategic goals.

Youth Advisory Council

The Youth Advisory Council gives young people the opportunity to express their views on the challenges and risks of the digital world that affect Ontario’s children and youth.

IPC Scholar-in-Residence

The Scholar-in-Residence program provides an opportunity for experts in their field to participate in the work of the IPC and apply their extensive knowledge and expertise to concrete policy development in our key strategic priority areas.