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IPC Privacy Day Webcast

IPC Privacy Day Webcast … Watch the 2022 Privacy Day webcast, Empowering a New Generation of Digital Citizens, to learn how we can best champion the privacy and access rights of Ontario’s children and youth. Key issues discussed include privacy education and digital literacy, empowering children to …

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- Published on January 24, 2022

Part X of the CYFSA Moving forward, learning together, presented to the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies by Commissioner Patricia Kosseim, January 21, 2022.

Part X of the CYFSA Moving forward, learning together, presented to the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies by Commissioner Patricia Kosseim, January 21, 2022. … Part X of the CYFSA Moving forward, learning together, presented to the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies by …

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- Published on January 21, 2022

S2-Episode 1: Real or fake? The buzz about synthetic data

S2-Episode 1: Real or fake? The buzz about synthetic data … New artificial intelligence technologies now make it possible to create fake versions of personal information that look and feel a lot like the real thing but are different enough to protect individual privacy. In this episode, …

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- Published on January 20, 2022

Role of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and Current Issues, presented to Osgoode Hall Law School by Brendan Gray, Legal Counsel, January 18, 2022

Role of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and Current Issues, presented to Osgoode Hall Law School by Brendan Gray, Legal Counsel, January 18, 2022 … A presentation by Brendan Gray, IPC Legal Counsel, on the role of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario …

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- Published on January 18, 2022

Auld Lang “Send”: let’s end email blunders and resolve to do better in 2022

Auld Lang “Send”: let’s end email blunders and resolve to do better in 2022 … How many of us have accidentally pressed “send” on an email to the wrong person?  It happened to me several years ago when my flight was cancelled and I sent a late-night email to my husband from the back of a very dark …

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- Published on January 18, 2022

Ontario IPC concludes its review of Durham Region’s privacy breach

Ontario IPC concludes its review of Durham Region’s privacy breach … The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has concluded its review of a privacy breach that occurred almost a year ago in Durham Region. The breach was traced to the region’s use of Accellion File …

News Release

- Published on January 18, 2022

Webinar: Part X of the CYFSA Statistics Reporting

Webinar: Part X of the CYFSA Statistics Reporting … Attend an informational webinar on submitting your annual access, correction, and breach statistics under Part X of the CYFSA. … Webinar: Part X of the CYFSA Statistics …

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- Published on January 5, 2022

Webinar: FIPPA/MFIPPA Access and Correction Statistics Reporting

Webinar: FIPPA/MFIPPA Access and Correction Statistics Reporting … Attend an informational webinar on submitting your annual FIPPA/MFIPPA access and correction statistics. … Webinar: FIPPA/MFIPPA Access and Correction Statistics …

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- Published on January 5, 2022

Webinar: PHIPA Access and Correction Statistics Reporting

Webinar: PHIPA Access and Correction Statistics Reporting … An informational webinar for public health information custodians (e.g., hospitals, LHINs, boards of health, Ministry of Health) only. Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Free to Register Please RSVP attendance by emailing …

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- Published on January 5, 2022

Webinar: PHIPA Breach Statistics Reporting

Webinar: PHIPA Breach Statistics Reporting … Attend an informational webinar on submitting your annual PHIPA breach statistics. Thursday, January 20, 2022 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Free to Register Please RSVP attendance by emailing [email protected] . Please indicate in the subject line which webinar …

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- Published on January 5, 2022

Goodbye 2021: Reflections on the year that was

Goodbye 2021: Reflections on the year that was … Throughout the past year, we continued to be tested in our ability to develop and persevere in the face of change and uncertainty, inflicted by a brutal and unrelenting pandemic. Our 2021 annual report, due out next spring, will lay out all the facts …

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- Published on December 22, 2021

In-person Visits to Our Office

In-person Visits to Our Office … Services provided by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) are available to the public and public sector organizations, as well as the health and child and family services sectors. We do not offer in-person services or drop-in visits at our …

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- Published on December 17, 2021

Digital health week: Celebrating health care on the digital frontier

Digital health week: Celebrating health care on the digital frontier … The health care landscape shifted dramatically in March 2020 with the onset of the pandemic. A recent study estimates that outpatient virtual care visits in Ontario increased by nearly 70 per cent from pre-pandemic levels. While …

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- Published on December 1, 2021

Use of personal health information for research purposes

Use of personal health information for research purposes … Can my personal health information be used for COVID-related research purposes? As long as certain conditions are met, the Personal Health Information Protection Act ( PHIPA ) allows the collection, use, or disclosure of personal health …

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- Published on November 30, 2021

COVID Alert app

COVID Alert app … Q. What happened to the COVID Alert app? How do I access it? COVID Alert was decommissioned by the federal government on June 17, 2022. Resources Federal and Ontario privacy commissioners support use of COVID Alert application subject to ongoing monitoring of its privacy …

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- Published on November 30, 2021

Contact tracing

Contact tracing … Each time I enter a business or government institution, I am asked for personal information for “contact tracing” purposes. Are there rules around how these organizations must handle my personal information? Ensuring the health and well-being of Ontarians is crucial in the current …

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- Published on November 30, 2021

Privacy and virtual health care

Privacy and virtual health care … With the onset of COVID-19, and the requirement to adhere to social distancing guidelines, virtual health care has become a convenient alternative for custodians to connect with, and care for, their patients. Virtual health care includes digital communications such …

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- Published on November 30, 2021

Remote learning and student privacy

Remote learning and student privacy … The COVID-19 pandemic required remote learning for Ontario’s students for much of the 2020/2021 school year. Students across the province are now, for the most part, back in the classroom. However, online educational tools are here to stay. Ontario’s municipal …

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- Published on November 30, 2021

Data protection while working from home

Data protection while working from home … Many government and public sector organizations had to close their physical offices with little advance notice because of the public health crisis brought on by COVID-19. Staff, contractors, and volunteers are working from home, many in makeshift conditions …

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- Published on November 30, 2021