Informal consultation and engagement

City of Ottawa

• Guidance on transitory records created on instant messaging and social media platforms related to city business

City of Waterloo

• Use of remotely piloted aircraft system by municipal enforcement services

Epilepsy Ontario

• PHIPA and data privacy requirements

Grand Council Treaty #3 Drug Task Force

• Consent for collection/use/disclosure of PHI and the “circle of care”

Halton District School Board & Halton Catholic District School Board

• In-bus camera surveillance pilot

Ministry of the Attorney General, Court Services Division

• Courts of Justice Act amendments respecting the confidentiality and disclosure of records related to the Civil and Family Rules Committees

Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services

• Privacy bulletin

• Privacy toolkit for societies and child and family well-being agencies

• Use of PHIPA s. 46(1) for MCCSS-funded health programs

Ministry of Education

• IT modernization initiative

Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks

• Addressing FOI compliance

Ministry of Finance and Financial Services Regulatory Authority

• Amendments to the Insurance Act

Ministry of Health

• Administrative Monetary Penalties

• Authorities for collection and use of home care-related data

• Authorities for Ontario Health Teams

• Multiple consultations on “Dialogue on Data”

• Provincial Health Digital and Data strategy

• Regulations on the status of a new home care authority under PHIPA

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

• Employment Transformation Services

Ministry of Legislative Affairs

• Queen’s Park Restoration Secretariat Act and associated FIPPA amendments

Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery

• Enterprise data management framework

• Privacy breach management guideline

Municipalities Working Group (9 municipalities)

• Automated speed enforcement programs and joint processing centres

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

• Race and Identity-Based Data Strategy

Ontario Health

• Consent granularity within the EHR

• Interoperability of digital systems

• Management of multiple authorities under PHIPA

• Non-voting member of Cybersecurity Advisory Group

• Provincial cybersecurity model

• Use of EHR for non-clinical purposes

Ontario Health Data Council

• Ex officio member of Ontario Health Data Council, as well as its Data Stewardship Working Group and Electronic Health Record Advisory Working Group

Ontario Hospitals Association

• Emerging health sector privacy issues

Ontario MD

• AI Scribes

• Electronic Medical Record demonstration

Ontario Medical Association

• Administrative Monetary Penalties guidance

• Secure communications with patients

Ottawa Police Service

• Community Safety Data Portal

Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities under PHIPA

• Consultations on an update to the Manual for the Review and Approval of Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities; three-year review of prescribed persons, prescribed entities, and the prescribed organization, including an in-person session at the Ontario Legislature

Sault Ste. Marie Police Service

• Downtown CCTV

ServiceOntario

• Customer experience platform

Thunder Bay Police Service

• Draft use of artificial intelligence policy

Toronto Police Service

• Freedom of information request fees

Toronto Transit Commission

• Update to the policy on video recording in public areas

Cabinet Office

• Ontario.ca cookie policy

City of Hamilton

• Open data policy

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

• Physicians’ Relationship with Industry Policy; Mandatory and Permissive Reporting Policy; Human Rights in the Provision of Health Care Policy

Financial Services Regulatory Authority

• Development of whistleblower portal

Hamilton Health Sciences

• Methods for verifying the identity of individuals via virtual care platforms

Independent Electricity System Operator 

• FOI program and processes

March of Dimes

• Sharing of personal health information in Ontario Health Teams

Ministry of Business and Public Service Delivery

• Updated FOI and privacy manual

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

• Police record check regulations under the CYFSA

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

• FOI program compliance and technology changes

Ministry of Health

• Administrative Monetary Penalties under PHIPA; amendment to PHIPA regarding Ontario Health Teams; amendments to PHIPA regulations on access to the Electronic Health Record and on access to records in electronic format; Ontario Health Data Platform

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs

• Discussions to support an Indigenous group’s interest in conducting research on health outcomes in their own community

Ministry of Transportation

• Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act

Ministry of Long-Term Care 

• Amendments to the Fixing Long-Term Care Act

Ontario Association of School Business Officials

• Guidance to school boards on selecting educational apps, enhanced notices

Ontario Health

• Release of the patient summary and mental health and addictions provincial data set interoperability specifications

Ontario Health Data Council

• Ex officio member of both the council and its Electronic Health Record Advisory Working Group

Ontario Securities Commission

• FOI program and processes

Ottawa-Carleton and Durham District School Boards

• Updated FOI and privacy manual

Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities under PHIPA

• Consultations on an update to the Manual for the Review and Approval of Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities; three-year review of prescribed persons, prescribed entities, and the prescribed organization, starting August 2, 2022

PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Virtual care privacy and security standard

Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee

• Mobile crisis response team guidance materials framework and toolkit

Thunder Bay Police Service

• Use of a technology to rapidly review surveillance footage

Toronto Police Services

• AI Technology Procedure and pre-assessment screening form

Various Ontario Government Ministries 

• Proof of vaccination initiative re: privacy and security aspects of the Ontario Vaccination Certificate, enhanced QR code certificate, and Verify Ontario app.

Workplace Safety Insurance Board

• Questions regarding the application of the FPT joint resolution Securing Trust in Digital Health Care