Advice and Submissions

Commissioner Brian Beamish presented his submission on Bill 89, Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017 to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Thursday, March 30, 2017.

Commissioner Brian Beamish submitted comments to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 59, Schedule 2 of Bill 59, Putting Consumers First Act, 2016.

The Bill includes measures to enable better enforcement of payday lending practices. The submission focuses specifically on the privacy implications of a payday loan tracking database.

The Commissioner does not support any proposal to establish a central loan tracking database without first evaluating the effectiveness of other consumer protection measures contained in Bill 59. In his view, a government-controlled database, which...

This submission addresses the privacy implications of the proposed Bill. The goal of our recommendations is to enhance the protection of personal health information of Ontarians.

Submission to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services on its Strategy for a Safer Ontario

Brian Beamish
Commissioner
April 29, 2016

Submission of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 119: The Health Information Protection Act, 2015.

Brian Beamish
Commissioner
March 3, 2016

Letter and submission from the IPC to the the Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Commissioner offers recommendations on the draft regulation proposed on October 28, 2015, which seeks to regulate the practice of police street checks across the province.

Submission from the IPC to the the Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Commissioner offers recommendations on the draft regulation proposed on October 28, 2015, which seeks to regulate the practice of police street checks across the province.