Comments on a regulatory proposal to establish administrative monetary penalties under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) … Letter to the Ontario Ministry of Health describing the IPC’s support for both the maximum amounts for administrative penalties that the commissioner can …
Comments on Schedule 1 of Bill 102, Strengthening Safety and Modernizing Justice Act, 2023 … This letter to Goldie Ghamari, Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, was intended to present the IPC’s privacy-related comments and recommendations on Schedule 1 of Bill 102, in relation to …
Comments on Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023 … This letter to Goldie Ghamari, Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Policy, was intended to present the IPC’s views on how amendments to Bill 60 can better enhance transparency and privacy protections of Ontarians’ information with respect to the …
Cyberattack response: Duty to notify individuals under PHIPA and CYFSA … 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), …
Letter to Dr. Cameron on Inquest File Q2022-10 and Jury Recommendation #78 … Commissioner Kosseim’s letter to Dr. Cameron, Office of the Chief Coroner, regarding the IPC’s implementation plans for jury recommendation #78 from Inquest File Q2022-10. … Letter to Dr. Cameron on Inquest File Q2022-10 …
Letter to the Ministry of the Solicitor General regarding the regulatory proposals under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 … The IPC provided comments to the Ministry of the Solicitor General regarding the regulatory proposals under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA) …
Ensuring health data privacy: Insights from the UTOPIAN case … 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 …
Ransomware reality: Case study in health care cybersecurity and recovery … 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 …
Submission on the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s public inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service … Submission on the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s public inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by …
Submission on the proposed amendment under PHIPA on the right to access records in electronic format … Submission on the proposed amendment under PHIPA on the right to access records in electronic …
Review of the Practices and Procedures of the Ministry of Health’s Inter-ministerial Data Integration Unit … See also: IPC Letter accompanying the Review of the Ministry of Health’s Inter-ministerial Data Integration Unit (2022) … Review of the Practices and Procedures of the Ministry of Health’s …
Submission on Bill 106: Obligations and authorities of Ontario Health Teams and access to records in electronic format … As Schedule 4 of Bill 106, the Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 (Schedule 4) would amend the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) by introducing …
Letter to Dr. Catherine Zahn and Ms. Hillary Hartley regarding Proof of Vaccination Certificates in Ontario … This letter to Dr. Catherine Zahn, Deputy Minister of Health and Ms. Hillary Hartley, Chief Digital and Data Officer offered the IPC’s recommendations to help ensure ongoing protection of …
Frequently Asked Questions: Health Cards and Health Numbers … Our frequently asked questions on health cards and health numbers clarify who may collect, use or disclose health numbers for health care purposes, as well as the use of health cards as a proof of identity. Originally published November …
Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Information for Broader Public Health Purposes … Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Information for Broader Public Health …
Model Governance Framework for Police Body-worn Camera Programs in Ontario … Model Governance Framework for Police Body-worn Camera Programs in Ontario …
PHIPA Breaches Workbook and Completion Guide … This Workbook provides health information custodians with step-by-step guidance to assist health information custodians to report privacy breach statistics to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. … PHIPA Breaches Workbook and Completion …
Submission of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Bill 283, Advancing Oversight and Planning in Ontario’s Health System Act, 2021 … Submission of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Bill 283, Advancing Oversight and Planning in Ontario’s Health System Act, …
Digital Health under PHIPA: Selected Overview … This Guide provides an overview of requirements under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 for the electronic health record, interoperability of digital health assets, electronic audit logs, consumer electronic service providers, and …
Privacy and security considerations for virtual health care visits … This guide provides health care providers with an overview of key requirements from the Personal Health Information Protection Act and some practical steps they should take to protect personal health information, particularly as …