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IPC partners with federal privacy office to review online educational services

The IPC is pleased to announce our collaboration with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) in a joint research effort to evaluate online educational services. This collaborative effort is part of a larger, annual “Privacy Sweep” (Sweep) initiative being carried out this week by
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Blog

- Published on May 24, 2017

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 without authorization. This is the highest...
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News Release

- Published on Mar 16, 2017

Protecting Privacy in Open Government

The IPC strongly supports Open Government initiatives and encourages Ontario institutions to be more open and transparent, and to enhance their engagement with the public. Without appropriate measures, however, institutions could face the following risks: personal information may be published
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Blog

- Published on Mar 15, 2017

Open Government and Protecting Privacy

The IPC strongly supports Open Government initiatives and encourages Ontario institutions to be more open and transparent, and to enhance their engagement with the public. This document offers guidance for institutions on how to move towards increased government transparency without negatively
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Resource

- Published on Mar 15, 2017

Big Data and Your Privacy Rights

The emergence of big data as a tool to manage and analyze large and complex data sets offers great promise and opportunity, but also raises serious privacy challenges and considerations, especially to personal privacy. Public and health sector institutions increasingly use big data tools to improve
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Resource

- Published on Jan 25, 2017

OPC satisfied with actions taken by RESP company since misuse of patient maternity data

The Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) company whose employee improperly collected and used personal health information of Ontario hospital patients has implemented recommendations from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). A recently completed third-party audit determined
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Blog

- Published on Jan 24, 2017

OBA 2017 Institute

Event - February 7, 2017, 7pm - 7pm
Assistant Commissioner, David Goodis, will be appearing at the OBA’s 2017 Institute to give a presentation on the topic of privacy breaches. For more information and to register, visit the OBA.
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Univ. of Alberta - Access and Privacy Conference

Event - June 14, 2017, 8pm - June 15, 2017, 8pm
Commissioner, Brian Beamish, will be participating in a Commissioner’s Round Table on June 15, and will be giving a keynote presentation on June 16. For more information and to register, visit AccessandPrivacy.
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Legal Guide to Privacy and Information Management in Healthcare

Event - April 9, 2017, 8pm - 8pm
Commissioner, Brian Beamish, will give the keynote presentation on the latest updates from the IPC. Assistant Commissioner, Sherry Liang, will be presenting on the topic of, Strategies and Best Practices for Responding to and Managing Privacy Breaches in Healthcare. Director of Legal Services and
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2017 NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit

Event - February 15, 2017, 7pm - 7pm
Commissioner, Brian Beamish, will be appearing on panel of regulators discussing the topic of privacy and breach response. For more information and to register, visit NetDilligence.
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