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Commissioner’s statement on misdirected faxes at major hospital

The IPC reveals insights from its review of the high number of privacy breaches at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton due to misdirected faxes. Read Commissioner Kosseim’s statement to learn more.

News Release

- Published on Jan 16, 2023

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IPC Privacy Day Event

Did you miss our Privacy Day Event: Building Trust in Digital Health Care? You can watch it now.

Event

- Published on Jan 13, 2023

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New Blog: Giving Ontario’s youth a seat at the table

The IPC is starting 2023 with a new Youth Advisory Council! This group of young people, aged 15 to 24, will help guide our office in developing education and outreach materials that are relevant to young people in Ontario.

Blog

- Published on Jan 12, 2023

New Blog: 2022: We listened, we learned, we did things

Commissioner Kosseim reflects on the conversations she had over the past year with guests on the Info Matters podcast that sparked some really great ideas for the IPC.

Blog

- Published on Dec 21, 2022

New Blog: The new kid on the block: IPC is on the ‘gram

The IPC now has an Instagram account to connect with Ontario’s children and youth and teach them about privacy risks and how to protect themselves online.

Blog

- Published on Nov 29, 2022

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Global privacy authorities adopt IPC-sponsored resolution on facial recognition technology

Global data protection and privacy authorities adopt a resolution sponsored by the IPC on expectations for the use of facial recognition technology at the 44th Global Privacy Assembly.

News Release

- Published on Nov 4, 2022

Privacy, transparency key to realizing the benefits of digital identity systems

The IPC and privacy regulators across Canada are calling on their respective governments and relevant stakeholders to ensure privacy and transparency rights are fully respected in the design, operation, and evolution of digital identity systems.

News Release

- Published on Oct 24, 2022

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Commissioner’s blog

Commissioner Kosseim discusses preventative steps to protect against ransomware and other rising cyber security threats, highlighting an updated IPC resource for organizations.

Blog

- Published on Oct 13, 2022

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How to Protect Against Ransomware

This fact sheet from the IPC discusses how ransomware has become an increasingly dangerous threat to the security of electronic records and provides guidance on how public institutions and healthcare organizations can protect themselves against it.

Resource

- Published on Oct 13, 2022

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Career opportunities

The IPC is seeking creative, passionate candidates to join our team in the role of Adjudicator. Click here for more information.

Published on Oct 6, 2022

Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner calls on public institutions to join the Transparency Challenge

TORONTO, ON (September 28, 2022) – Today, on International Right to Know Day, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) launched a Transparency Challenge, calling on public institutions to share their innovative projects or programs that improve government transparency for the...

News Release

- Published on Sep 28, 2022

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Transparency shines bright during Right to Know Week 2022

In her latest blog, Commissioner Kosseim marks Right to Know Week by highlighting why access rights are so important to democracy.

Blog

- Published on Sep 26, 2022

Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Joins National Call to Retire Fax Machines and Secure Communications in Health Care Delivery

Protecting sensitive personal health information is critical to maintaining Canadians’ trust in the health system.

News Release

- Published on Sep 21, 2022

New blog from the IPC’s Scholar-in-Residence, Professor Teresa Scassa

Professor Scassa discusses her new role as the IPC’s Scholar-in-Residence and takes a deeper look at some of the current and future issues in privacy and data governance.

Blog

- Published on Sep 6, 2022