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S4-Episode 9: Technology in the classroom: Digital education, privacy, and student well-being

S4-Episode 9: Technology in the classroom: Digital education, privacy, and student well-being … Digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, are transforming education at a rapid pace, raising critical questions about students’ learning experiences, privacy, and well-being. Anthony …

Multimedia

- Published on December 3, 2024

IPC Privacy Day event — The power of PETs: Privacy enhancing technologies

IPC Privacy Day event — The power of PETs: Privacy enhancing technologies … Tuesday, January 28, 2025 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST Toronto ( MaRS Discovery District ) and online Free event, register now! Join Commissioner Kosseim for a panel discussion with privacy experts from the public and …

Event

- Published on December 2, 2024

Bill 194: Ontario’s missed opportunity to lead on AI

Bill 194: Ontario’s missed opportunity to lead on AI … What if the most transformative technology of our time — artificial intelligence — was already impacting Ontarians’ lives without the protections we deserve? Ontario’s Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act , …

Blog

- Published on December 2, 2024

Joint Investigation into LifeLabs Data Breach

Joint Investigation into LifeLabs Data Breach … The joint investigation report concerning the 2019 cyberattack on LifeLabs’ computer systems was completed in June 2020. The Ontario Court of Appeal recently dismissed LifeLabs’ bid to block public release of the report. … Joint Investigation into …

Resource

- Published on November 25, 2024

Register for the IPC’s 2025 Privacy Day event

Register for the IPC’s 2025 Privacy Day event … … Register for the IPC’s 2025 Privacy Day event …

Webform

- Published on November 28, 2024

MO-4592

MO-4592 … Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, an individual asked the city for information relating to a phase I and phase II environmental site assessment. The city located and provided some records but withheld two environmental site assessments claiming that …

Decisions

- Published on November 27, 2024

MO-4593

MO-4593 … This order resolves two appeals regarding access to records related to certain baseball associations and the Town of Grimsby (the town), under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). The town issued a fee estimate to the requester, to process the …

Decisions

- Published on November 27, 2024

PO-4571

PO-4571 … At issue in this appeal is whether the appellant’s requests to Metrolinx for access to information are frivolous or vexatious under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). In this order the adjudicator finds that Metrolinx has not established that the …

Decisions

- Published on November 27, 2024

PO-4572

PO-4572 … An individual asked the ministry for a copy of a report relating to a carbon monoxide leak at her place of employment. The ministry granted the individual partial access to the requested records claiming that some portions were not responsive to the request and that disclosure of other …

Decisions

- Published on November 27, 2024

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 …

News Release

- 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 …

News Release

- Published on November 25, 2024

IPC Research & Innovation Hub

IPC Research & Innovation Hub … IPC Research & Innovation Hub …

Landing Page

- Published on November 25, 2024

The IPC stands up for access rights in Bill 212 submission

The IPC stands up for access rights in Bill 212 submission … Schedule 2 of Bill 212, the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act would shield certain records related to priority highway projects from freedom of information requests. The IPC’s submission calls for the removal of sections 8(5) and …

Resource

- Published on November 18, 2024

Preventing health privacy breaches: Why training, policies, and confidentiality agreements matter

Preventing health privacy breaches: Why training, policies, and confidentiality agreements matter … Case of Note: PHIPA Decision 260 Background A public hospital was alerted to suspicious activity on a patient chart, and initiated an investigation, which included a targeted audit. The audit …

Resource

- Published on November 18, 2024

Empowering young people in today’s digital world

Empowering young people in today’s digital world … Last month, I had the opportunity to join the international community of privacy regulators at the 46th Annual Global Privacy Assembly . The theme of this year’s assembly was to explore how we can balance the power of information with the need for …

Blog

- Published on November 20, 2024

PHIPA DECISION 264

PHIPA DECISION 264 … A public hospital reported a privacy breach under PHIPA to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). The breach involved a radiologist with privileges at the hospital who accessed patients’ health records without authorization. The affected …

Decisions

- Published on November 20, 2024

MO-4590

MO-4590 … An individual sought access under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to records relating to his residence. The city granted partial access to some records and denied access in full to emails and attachments on the basis that disclosure would be an …

Decisions

- Published on November 19, 2024

MO-4591-I

MO-4591-I … This second interim order follows Interim Order MO-4488-I, in which the IPC ordered the respondent board to issue a new access decision in response to a request for a line-by-line breakdown of the 2020 Toronto Police Service budget for six specified police units and services, organized …

Decisions

- Published on November 19, 2024

PO-4567

PO-4567 … A journalist requested copies of serious occurrence reports provided to the ministry by a particular Indigenous children’s aid service provider for a specified 10-month period. The ministry refused to provide the journalist with copies of these reports, stating that providing the records …

Decisions

- Published on November 19, 2024

PO-4568

PO-4568 … In response to further searches ordered by the IPC, the university located responsive records but claimed that most of them could not be disclosed under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act because of the employment and labour relations exclusion at section 65(6). In …

Decisions

- Published on November 19, 2024