Privacy and the Age of Social Media … A presentation at the University of Toronto by Christopher Parsons, Director of Technology Policy, on the role and mandate of the IPC as well as the challenges and risks of protecting privacy in the age of social media. … Privacy and the Age of Social …
Letter to the Ministry of the Solicitor General regarding 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) following …
Interpretation Bulletin: Search for Responsive Records … This interpretation bulletin addresses the requirement for institutions to conduct a reasonable search for records upon receipt of an access request made under section 24(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) …
Interpretation Bulletin: Personal Information … This interpretation bulletin outlines how personal information is defined, as set out in section 2(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and section 2(1) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of …
Interpretation Bulletin: Fees and Fee Waivers … This interpretation bulletin outlines the fees that an institution may charge a requester, as set out in section 57 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and section 45 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and …
Interpretation Bulletin: Frivolous or Vexatious Requests … This interpretation bulletin outlines factors for determining whether an access to information request is frivolous or vexatious, as set out in section 10(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and section …
Interpretation Bulletin: Custody or Control … This interpretation bulletin outlines the factors to determine if a record is in the custody or under the control of an institution, as set out in section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and section 4(1) of the …
Integrating AI for Enhanced Citizen Experience: Balancing Privacy and Innovation in Public Services … Commissioner Kosseim’s keynote at the Public Sector Innovation Show on balancing innovation and privacy in the use of AI by the public sector including the benefits, risks and need for guardrails …
MO-4557 … A person asked the police for records related to a specific file number. The police provided some information from two records but denied access to the other information in those two records and to one record in its entirety. The police said that it denied access to some information and …
MO-4558-I … An individual asked the city for records relating to sidewalk repairs at a specific address. The city granted access in full to the records. The individual believes more records should exist. The city said that no more records exist. In this order, the adjudicator determines that the …
MO-4559 … The municipality denied an individual’s request for access to records that it says contain advice or recommendations used in decision-making. The adjudicator finds that the records contain advice and recommendations on how to respond to a complaint. She finds that the records containing …
MO-4560 … The city received a request for electronic communications of elected officials and city staff during two city meetings. The city claimed that portions of the communications are subject to solicitor-client privilege (section 12) and should not be disclosed. The city also claimed that it …
MO-4561-I … An individual asked the township for records about the municipal water system. The township granted access to part of the responsive records, withholding information because it might endanger life or safety or security (sections 8(1)(e)) and 8(1)(i)), and cause danger to safety or …
PO-4548 … The appellant asked the ministry for records about a particular incident involving him. The ministry provided records but denied access to some information. The ministry said that it made this decision to protect another person’s personal privacy, a reason set out in section 49(b) of the …
Notice of public consultation: Revisions to code of procedure for FIPPA and MFIPPA appeals … The public consultation on proposed revisions to the code of procedure for FIPPA and MFIPPA appeals is now closed. Once the code has been finalized, it will be posted on our website. If you would like to be …
Code of Procedure for FIPPA and MFIPPA appeals (for public consultation) … The public consultation on proposed revisions to the code of procedure for FIPPA and MFIPPA appeals is now closed. Once the code has been finalized, it will be posted on our website. If you would like to be notified when the …