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IPC Coming to Barrie - November 23

Twice a year, I take the opportunity to visit a different community as part of the IPC’s Reaching Out to Ontario program. These visits give me, and the IPC executive team, a chance to update those working in the public service and health sectors − as well as the public − on emerging access and

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- Published on Oct 31, 2018

Commissioner's Year-End Message

As 2017 draws to a close, I would like to take a moment to update you on an incredibly busy and productive year at the IPC, one in which my office worked hard to deliver on its mandate on behalf of all Ontarians. Our Year in Numbers A quick look at the IPC’s year in numbers and you can see just how

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- Published on Dec 27, 2017

Bill 160 Submission to the Standing Committee on General Government – The Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017.

Today my office made a submission to the Standing Committee on General Government to provide comments and concerns about Bill 160, The Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017. Bill 160 introduces three new pieces of health care legislation and amends an additional seven. The
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- Published on Nov 20, 2017

Annual Reporting of Privacy Breach Statistics - Requirements for the Health Sector

Today the IPC issued annual privacy breach reporting requirements to the health sector. Starting in March 2019 health information custodians will be required to provide our office with an annual report on the number of privacy breaches that occurred during the previous calendar year. Under the

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- Published on Nov 10, 2017

IPC Coming to Windsor – November 30

The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) will be hosting a special event in Windsor on November 30, 2017, as part of the IPC’s Reaching Out to Ontario program. Commissioner Brian Beamish and other IPC executives will use this occasion to update Ontarians on the emerging access and privacy
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- Published on Nov 2, 2017

Can health cards serve as proof of your identity?

Just about everyone is asked at one time or another to provide photo identification. Being asked for your health card for identification purposes has raised a few questions about when it is acceptable to ask for or show a health card for this purpose. This is especially true for individuals whose
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- Published on Sep 18, 2017

Guidance document available for health information custodians on reporting health privacy breaches

Starting on October 1, 2017, it will be mandatory for anyone who deals with health information to report certain privacy breaches to the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC). Designed to better protect patient privacy and improve accountability and transparency in the health care system, the

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- Published on Sep 6, 2017

Your doctor is retiring? What you should know about your medical records.

The IPC is excited to announce the launch of a biweekly blog about what is trending on our public inquiries line. We hope this blog series will raise awareness and answer some of your questions about rights and obligations under Ontario’s access and privacy laws. Your doctor is retiring? What you

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- Published on Mar 24, 2017

New PHIPA Code of Procedure

The IPC has published a new Code of Procedure for Matters under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004. This code comes into force on March 15, 2017, and will apply immediately to all IPC files under PHIPA. This code replaces the IPC’s “Code of Procedure for Access and Correction
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- Published on Mar 1, 2017

PHIPA Practice Direction #3: Publicly Released Decisions Under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

The Code of Procedure for Matters under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (Act) describes the processes the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) follows when it assesses matters under the Act, including complaints, Custodian-reported files and IPC-initiated files
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- Published on Feb 1, 2017