Backgrounder for Senior Managers on the Role of Freedom of Information and Privacy Co-ordinators relating to Access to Information … Each provincial and municipal government organization has a Co-ordinator. This Backgrounder looks at the critically important role that Co-ordinators play. … …
Grade 5 Brochure - What Students Need to Know About Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy … The brochure explains the IPC's outreach program to schools in Ontario, specifically for grade 5 … Grade 5 Brochure - What Students Need to Know About Freedom of Information and Protection of …
IPC Practices No. 16 - Maintaining the Confidentiality of Requesters and Privacy Complainants … Tip sheet for government institutions on information management. … IPC Practices No. 16 - Maintaining the Confidentiality of Requesters and Privacy …
IPC Practices No. 25 - You and Your Personal Information at the Ministry of Transportation … Tip sheet for government institutions on handling personal information. Revised July, 2009. … IPC Practices No. 25 - You and Your Personal Information at the Ministry of …
IPC Practices No. 7 - The Collection and Use of the Social Insurance Number … Tip sheet for government organizations on handling personal information with regards to social insurance numbers. … IPC Practices No. 7 - The Collection and Use of the Social Insurance …
Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act: A Mini Guide … A quick overview of the key points of the municipal Act . [Revised July 2014] … Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act: A Mini …
A Model Access and Privacy Agreement … Provides a template designed for insertion into contracts drawn up when a government function is transferred over to the private sector. The model contract will provide assurances to the public that their personal information will be kept secure and their …
Commissioner Kosseim on "In Conversation with Stephen Hurley" … Host Stephen Hurley scans the education ecosystem, looking for the people and ideas that are starting to change the way we think about teaching, learning, schools and communities. … Commissioner Kosseim on "In Conversation with …
Privacy Day 2023 Event: Building Trust in Digital Health Care … Digital tools open up great new opportunities for more efficient and effective health care. They also introduce new privacy and security risks to sensitive personal health information. How can health care organizations become more …
IPC Privacy Day Event … Resources mentioned in the video Resources from the event: IPC Strategic Priorities (1:22) Info Matters podcast — Putting patient trust at the centre of virtual health (3:42) Securing Public Trust in Digital Healthcare (6:42) How to Protect Against Ransomware (12:54) Info …
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 …
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 …
Incremental but consequential: 2020 changes to PHIPA … Even before joining the IPC, I always admired Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) for its “gutsiness.” PHIPA introduced many novel concepts for its time. These include the first breach notification requirement in the …
Letter to Michael Maddock regarding Installing COVID Alert app on OPS-issued mobile devices … Letter to Michael Maddock regarding Installing COVID Alert app on OPS-issued mobile devices … Letter to Michael Maddock regarding Installing COVID Alert app on OPS-issued mobile …
Letter to Mayor Tory regarding Installing COVID Alert app on City of Toronto mobile devices … Letter to Mayor Tory regarding Installing COVID Alert app on City of Toronto mobile devices … Letter to Mayor Tory regarding Installing COVID Alert app on City of Toronto mobile …
COVID Alert and Your Privacy … Today, the COVID Alert exposure notification app was launched as an important digital tool to be used among other public health measures, to help control the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario. I commend the robust safeguards the government has put in place to protect the …
Ontario IPC and BC OIPC find LifeLabs failed to protect personal information in 2019 breach … Canadian laboratory testing company found in violation of privacy laws TORONTO – Thursday, June 25, 2020 – A joint investigation by the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Ontario and BC has found …
Supporting public health, building public trust: Privacy principles for contact tracing and similar apps … Joint Statement by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners [1] May 7, 2020 The safety and security of Canadians is of grave concern in the current COVID-19 health crisis. …
LifeLabs Privacy Breach – What You Need to Know … LifeLabs recently notified the public about a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to its computer systems. Here is what you need to know about this breach: Our office is working with the B.C. privacy commissioner to investigate the breach. We …