New guidance outlines responsible information-sharing practices to help prevent intimate partner violence … TORONTO, ON, May 29, 2024 – Today, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) released new guidance to help professionals better understand Ontario’s privacy laws …
[REPEALED] Practice Direction #12 - Accommodating persons with disabilities … [REPEALED] Practice Direction #12 - Accommodating persons with disabilities …
[SUPERSEDED] Practice Direction #2 - Participating in a written FIPPA or MFIPPA inquiry … Revised February 2012 … [SUPERSEDED] Practice Direction #2 - Participating in a written FIPPA or MFIPPA …
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to investigate unauthorized use and disclosure of personal information by police … TORONTO, ON (May 9, 2018) – This week, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) became aware of two separate incidents involving …
Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner Leads Call for a Privacy-Protective Approach to Smart City Projects … Privacy and information authorities from across Canada are urging the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to ensure privacy and security are at the forefront of the Government of Canada’s …
Health Record Snooping Case Prosecuted in Goderich … TORONTO, ON, (March 16, 2017) – A Masters of Social Work student who was on an educational placement with a family health team in Central Huron, has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and a $5,000 victim surcharge for accessing personal health …
Information and Privacy Commissioner Calls for Modernization of Access and Privacy Legislation … TORONTO, ON (June 28, 2016) – In his 2015 Annual Report, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish is calling on the government to update the province’s access and privacy laws to …
Access and privacy regulators call on governments to respect rights in information sharing initiatives … Canada’s Information and Privacy Commissioners and Ombudspersons have called on all levels of government to protect and promote privacy and access to information rights when embarking on …
Yes, You Can Share Information to Protect a Child … TORONTO, ON (January 20, 2016) – Common misunderstandings about privacy are frequently cited as reasons for not sharing information with a children’s aid society (CAS) about a child who may be at risk. In fact, Ontario law permits professionals …
Commissioner Charts a Course for the Future of Access and Privacy in Ontario … Toronto, May 26, 2015 – Ontarians expect their governments and broader public sector organizations to embrace new technologies for the effective and efficient delivery of programs and services. These technologies can be …
Information and Privacy Commissioners' Letter to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security … The IPC along with its provincial and territorial colleagues across Canada today issued a letter to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security addressing their deep …
Law enforcement agencies urged to consider privacy and personal information protection before adopting body-worn cameras … Federal, provincial and territorial privacy and personal information protection Ombudspersons and Commissioners issue guidance on law enforcement and the use of body-worn …
Canada’s access to information and privacy guardians urge governments to better protect and promote rights of Canadians in digital era … OTTAWA, November 14, 2014 – Information and Privacy Ombudspersons and Commissioners from across the country are urging federal, provincial and territorial …
Statement of the Privacy and Information Commissioners of Canada on National Security and Law Enforcement Measures … Privacy and Information Commissioners of Canada attending their annual meeting noted with sadness last week’s events in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and in Ottawa, Ontario. We …