- COVID-19 Information and Resources
- IPC services during COVID-19
- Access requests – information for institutions and the public
- Release of public health information about COVID-19
- Proof of vaccination
- Privacy and vaccination status
- Cybersecurity during a pandemic
- Data protection while working from home
- Remote learning and student privacy
- Privacy and virtual health care
- Contact tracing
- COVID Alert app
- Use of personal health information for research purposes
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 privacy law, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), requires that public school boards and schools ensure that online tools and data management systems properly protect students’ personal information.
Resources
- Webinar: Protecting Student Privacy Rights in Ontario
- Blog: Back to school: Lessons learned about online educational tools and platforms
- Info Matters Podcast, episode 4: Teaching kids about privacy
- Guidance: Privacy and Access to Information in Ontario Schools: A Guide for Educators
- Fact Sheet: Protecting Your Students’ Privacy Online
- Fact Sheet: Privacy in the School
- Privacy Investigation Report MC18-48: The York District School Board use of cloud-based data management service
- Privacy Investigation Report MC17-52: The Toronto District School Board use of Google’s G-Suite
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