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Federal, provincial, and territorial privacy regulators address responsible information sharing in situations involving intimate partner violence

Federal, provincial, and territorial privacy regulators address responsible information sharing in situations involving intimate partner violence … Toronto, Ontario, November 27, 2024 — Privacy authorities across Canada have issued a joint resolution to guide the responsible disclosure of personal …

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- Published on November 27, 2024

Commissioners publish 2020 investigation report into LifeLabs privacy breach affecting millions of Canadians

Commissioners publish 2020 investigation report into LifeLabs privacy breach affecting millions of Canadians … The report was published after the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Lifelabs’ bid to block public release of the report TORONTO, ON — Ontario and British Columbia Information and Privacy …

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- Published on November 25, 2024

The IPC joins regulators from around the world at the 2024 Global Privacy Assembly

The IPC joins regulators from around the world at the 2024 Global Privacy Assembly … The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) joined data protection and privacy authorities from more than 130 countries at the 46th Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) to address universal …

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- Published on November 19, 2024

LifeLabs to appeal court’s decision to release Ontario IPC and BC OIPC breach investigation report

LifeLabs to appeal court’s decision to release Ontario IPC and BC OIPC breach investigation report … LifeLabs has announced that it is seeking leave to appeal a court ruling upholding the decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) and the Office of the Information and …

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- Published on May 23, 2024

Statement from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Supreme Court decision not to release mandate letters

Statement from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Supreme Court decision not to release mandate letters … Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision that the government …

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- Published on February 2, 2024

Ontario joins Canadian privacy regulators in passing resolutions on the privacy of young people and workers

Ontario joins Canadian privacy regulators in passing resolutions on the privacy of young people and workers … TORONTO, ON, October 6, 2023 — Privacy authorities from across the country are calling on their respective governments to improve privacy legislation to protect young people and employees — …

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- Published on October 6, 2023

Ontario joins Canada’s information regulators’ call to modernize the access to information regime

Ontario joins Canada’s information regulators’ call to modernize the access to information regime … Today, Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial Information Commissioners and Ombuds signed a joint resolution aimed at reinforcing the public's right to access government-held information. …

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- Published on October 2, 2023

Health Record Snooping Case Prosecuted in Goderich

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 …

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- Published on March 16, 2017

Is it worth it? The consequences of snooping on health records

Is it worth it? The consequences of snooping on health records … TORONTO, ON – While the vast majority of people working in Ontario’s health sector respect patient privacy, there is still a small minority that have not gotten the message. Recently, there have been a number of privacy breaches where …

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- Published on January 28, 2015

Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information

Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information … A review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) of two significant privacy breaches involving the sale of new mothers’ personal health information for financial gain has determined that Rouge Valley …

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- Published on December 16, 2014