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IPC Privacy Day Symposium – Smart Cities: Building in Privacy and Ensuring Public Trust

Energy conservation sensors that dim the streetlights when no pedestrians or cars are around. A real-time parking app that maps out and directs you to the nearest available parking spot. Garbage sensors that detect when the bin is full and send a truck to empty it. These are all examples of...

Published on Dec 20, 2018

Balancing Privacy with Safety and Security

In Ontario, your privacy rights are protected by rules limiting the collection, use and sharing of your personal information. But what happens when law enforcement is involved? Do the same rules apply? The short answer is yes. In general, under Ontario’s access and privacy laws, institutions should...

Published on Nov 26, 2018

IPC Coming to Barrie - November 23

Twice a year, I take the opportunity to visit a different community as part of the IPC’s Reaching Out to Ontario program. These visits give me, and the IPC executive team, a chance to update those working in the public service and health sectors − as well as the public − on emerging access and...

Published on Oct 31, 2018

Right to Know Week - Exercise Your Rights

Do you know you have the right to access government information? Do you know how to exercise that right? Under Ontario’s access and privacy laws, you can request access to your personal information – as well as general information − held by provincial and municipal government institutions. During...

Published on Sep 26, 2018

Statement from the Commissioner for Right to Know Week

“Right to Know Week raises awareness of the role of freedom of information as a pillar of democracy. The right to access government-held information provides citizens with a window into how their governments are operating, supporting transparency, accountability and civic engagement. These...

Published on Sep 21, 2018

A Vote for Privacy in Politics

Political parties hold power in government. They also hold sensitive personal information about individuals. For privacy and democracy, it can be a troubling mix. Data collected about individuals is on the rise, spurred on by advancements in computing and technology. Sophisticated analysis...

Published on Sep 17, 2018

New IPC Fact Sheet: General Data Protection Regulation

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the new GDPR, but do you know what it means for your organization? Today the IPC released a new fact sheet on the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new privacy law that came into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR applies to the...

Published on Jul 11, 2018

New Lesson Plans for Educators: Privacy Rights, Digital Literacy and Online Safety

Today, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial privacy authorities jointly released a set of lesson plans designed for educators to teach students about privacy rights, digital literacy and online safety. These publications support a resolution by international privacy regulators calling for...

Published on Jun 18, 2018

2017 Annual Report: Thirty Years of Access and Privacy Service

2017 was a milestone year for the Office of the information and Privacy Commissioner, one in which my office proudly celebrated 30 years of service on behalf of all Ontarians. Today I was pleased to release our 2017 Annual Report, Thirty Years of Access and Privacy Service, in which I call for a...

Published on Jun 14, 2018

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