Background The following decisions involved different cyberattacks against four different organizations. Three involved health information custodians (HICs) subject to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and the fourth involved a Children’s Aid Society subject to Part X of the
Case of Note: PHIPA Decision 243 Introduction Health information research plays a vital role in improving medical treatments and the quality of care. To conduct health research, researchers require access to personal health information, the collection and use of which is regulated under health
Case of Note: PHIPA Decision 249 Introduction Unfortunately, ransomware attacks are not an uncommon occurrence, especially in this era of rapidly advancing technologies. Bad actors use ransomware attacks to extract money and cause harm to others. As these types of attacks become increasingly common
Practice Direction 13 outlines the IPC’s new expedited process to resolve certain access appeals and complaints more quickly, so parties can get to resolution sooner. This new practice direction falls under the IPC's code of procedure for access to information appeals under the Freedom of
The IPC has launched a new expedited process to resolve certain access appeals and complaints more quickly, so parties can get to resolution sooner. The expedited process applies to certain types of access to information appeals under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)
