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A Year like no other: Championing access and privacy in times of uncertainty

Today I was honoured to table my first annual report in the Ontario Legislature. It contains an overview of the significant developments that shaped our efforts in 2020, along with notable activities and initiatives that marked an unprecedented year. If anything, the uncertainty of the past year has...

Published on Jun 24, 2021

Mugshots to megabytes: facial recognition has made privacy protection more urgent than ever

What was once science fiction of the past is now the science reality of today. Once a fanciful idea, facial recognition technologies have arrived, and their use, particularly by law enforcement agencies, raises serious concerns about personal privacy, not to mention other fundamental human rights...

Published on Jun 10, 2021

As in life, the only constant in health care is change

“There is nothing permanent except change.” - Heraclitus These famous words of the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, have never rung truer than they do today. As with everything else in life, the delivery of health care continues to change and evolve, especially over the last two decades, during which...

Published on May 12, 2021

A vision for the future: Plan the work, work the plan

When I started my five-year mandate as commissioner, I committed to working on access and privacy issues that matter most to Ontarians and on which the IPC can have most positive and significant impact. As part of this commitment, we embarked on a strategic planning exercise to identify the...

Published on Apr 22, 2021

One year and counting… upholding access and privacy from home

Hard to believe a full year has passed since we closed our office doors and began working from home. The significant adjustments made by my team, the high pace of change they have to contend with, and their unwavering commitment to continue serving the people of Ontario, regardless of the...

Published on Mar 24, 2021

Reaching out to Franco-Ontarians

We’re back with another episode of Info Matters, en Français! Our most recent episode, recorded in French, is a celebration of the Francophone language and culture in the lead up to International Francophonie Day on March 20. Ontario has the largest French-speaking minority community in Canada with...

Published on Mar 18, 2021

IPC launches new podcast

In case you haven’t heard, the IPC has launched a new podcast! It’s called Info Matters, and it’s about people, privacy, and access to information. Through this new communication channel, I’ll be talking with people from all walks of life, hearing interesting stories, providing concrete facts, and...

Published on Mar 4, 2021

Providing Virtual Healthcare, Maintaining Real Patient Trust

Today, I had the pleasure of presenting at the annual PHIPA Connections Summit. This year, the summit presenters explored emerging issues related to personal health information management in a pandemic. In my presentation, I shared some health sector statistics from 2020, touched on the recent...

Published on Feb 25, 2021

My First Privacy Day as Commissioner

This past Thursday marked my first Privacy Day as Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. Seven months ago, as a newly minted Commissioner, I hit the ground running, working from home in the middle of a pandemic, faced with a number of complex privacy issues that required my prompt attention...

Published on Feb 3, 2021

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