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Personal Email Accounts and Instant Messaging

Some of Ontario’s public servants, elected officials and political staff use instant messaging services and personal or political party email accounts, in addition to their institution-issued email accounts, while doing business. It is important to note that records relating to an institution’s...

Published on Jun 7, 2016

Commissioner Brian Beamish recipient of Award for Excellence in Privacy Law

Information and Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish has been named as the 2016 recipient of the Ontario Bar Association’s (OBA) prestigious Karen Spector Memorial Award for Excellence in Privacy Law. This award is in recognition for exceptional achievements by a member of the OBA who is working in...

Published on Jun 6, 2016

IPC orders release of doctors’ names in OHIP billing appeal

On June 1st, 2016, IPC Adjudicator John Higgins released his decision ( PO-3617) in a case involving OHIP billings. This case arose from an access to information request to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the names, specialities and payments made to OHIP’s top 100 billers in each of...

Published on Jun 3, 2016

Recommendations for the Strategy for a Safer Ontario

Today our office submitted a set of eight recommendations to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services on its Strategy for a Safer Ontario consultation, which includes a review of the Police Services Act (PSA). We are pleased the Ministry is openly engaging with the public and other...

Published on Apr 28, 2016

When Are Councillors’ Records Subject to Access?

Freedom of information legislation provides Ontarians with rights of access to records held by government institutions. Government transparency and access to information are vital for a free and functioning democracy because they allow for meaningful participation in the democratic process and...

Published on Apr 22, 2016

The IPC takes part in the 2016 GPEN “Privacy Sweep”

Our office is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (GPEN) annual “Privacy Sweep” (Sweep) initiative, where privacy enforcement authorities work together to protect the privacy rights of individuals around the world. This year’s theme is the...

Published on Apr 15, 2016

Reaching Out to Ontario: Kingston

As part of our Reaching Out to Ontario outreach program, the Information and Privacy Commissioner is pleased to announce a special event we will be hosting at Queen’s University on May 4. Commissioner Brian Beamish and other IPC leaders will use this occasion to update Ontarians on the access and...

Published on Mar 24, 2016

Submission to the Standing Committee on Bill 119 – Health Information Protection Act, 2015

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, submitted his comments this afternoon to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on the Health Information Protection Act, 2015. The Commissioner’s submission is divided into two distinct sections. The first relates to proposed...

Published on Mar 3, 2016

Memorandum of Understanding: OPC

The IPC signed the Memorandum of Understanding below with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) related to the administration and enforcement of the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)...

Published on Feb 22, 2016

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