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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

New Privacy Protective E-Petition System Recommended

This week, the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly presented its report recommending an e-petition system be added to the Assembly’s existing petition procedures. The report highlights many of the recommendations presented by Commissioner Beamish in his October 21, 2015 submission. In...

Published on Feb 19, 2016

Thinking About Clouds? Privacy, Security and Compliance Considerations for Ontario Public Sector Institutions

Cloud computing is a method of providing information and communication technology resources to individuals and organizations as an online service. It allows organizations with broad network access to tap into a shared pool of virtually unlimited computing resources hosted elsewhere, whether...

Published on Feb 16, 2016

Toronto Star – Commissioner orders City of Oshawa to issue access decision about an email sent on personal account

In a decision that will be of interest to public institutions across Ontario, the IPC has ordered the city of Oshawa to issue an access decision about an email that Councillor Nancy Diamond sent using her personal email account. The email asked an investigator for feedback on the terms of his...

Published on Feb 4, 2016

Your Privacy and Your Health Card

Being asked for identification is something just about everyone has experienced at one time or another, for example when making a large purchase or applying for a gym membership. Most of us in Ontario have also at one time or another been asked for our health card identification when visiting the...

Published on Feb 3, 2016

Panel Video - Privacy and Public Safety: A Progress Report

The full panel presentation from our Privacy Day Symposium, Privacy and Public Safety: A Progress Report, is now available below. Commissioner Beamish's full Privacy Day presentation and PowerPoint are also available. Our guest panelists included: Chief Bryan Larkin, Waterloo Regional Police Service...

Published on Feb 2, 2016

Online Reputation: Open Call for Essays

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has launched a dialogue on reputation and privacy. As a follow-up to their recent discussion paper, Online Reputation: What are they saying about me?, the office is inviting any interested parties to submit essays on the privacy issues related...

Published on Feb 2, 2016

Yes, You Can Share Information to Protect a Child

Today, in collaboration with the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, we released a new guide to help professionals working with children understand that privacy legislation should not be a barrier to sharing information with a children’s aid society (CAS) about a child who may be at risk. In...

Published on Jan 20, 2016

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