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 …
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 …
MO-4537 … The appellant requested records relating to criminal investigations he was involved in from the police. The police decided to grant access to some of the records, but withheld information pursuant to the personal privacy exemption in section 38(b). In this order, the adjudicator upholds …
MO-4538 … The city denied access to records relating to a trespass notice issued by it to the appellant. Responsive records were withheld pursuant to section 38(a) (discretion to refuse requester’s own information) read with law enforcement exemptions at section 8(1) of the Act. In this order, the …
MO-4539 … The City of Ottawa received a request under the Act for access to records relating to the successful bid response to a specified RFP for healthcare procurement services. The city granted partial access to the records, withholding portions pursuant to various exemptions. The requester …
MO-4540 … This order determines whether the Toronto District School Board (the board) conducted a reasonable search for records responsive to a request made under the Act. In this order, the adjudicator finds that the board conducted a reasonable search for responsive records in accordance with its …
How to Protect Against Ransomware … This fact sheet from the IPC discusses how ransomware has become an increasingly dangerous threat to the security of electronic records and provides guidance on how public institutions and healthcare organizations can protect themselves against it. … How to …
PHIPA DECISION 252 … The complainant asserted that a doctor had not conducted a reasonable search for his medical records. The complainant relied on an affidavit of documents from an existing court proceeding between himself and the doctor to identify the allegedly missing records and to argue that …
Travel Expenses … 2023 Fred Carter, Senior Policy & Technology Advisor Date Reason for Expense Amount Claimed Travel / Hospitality February 21-22, 2024 Attend the London District Catholic School Board to address Principals and Vice-Principals $ 418.95 Travel Marc Foulon, Chief Operating Officer …
The IPC Transparency Challenge … The IPC’s second Transparency Showcase is here! The IPC’s Transparency Showcase is back with another round of exhibits promoting government transparency and open data. Visit our virtual 3D gallery and see all great submissions we received from Ontario’s public …
MO-4536 … The appellant submitted a request under the Act to the police for an audio/video statement made by her deceased brother to the police. The police denied the appellant access to the record, claiming the application of the personal privacy exemption. The appellant appealed the police’s …
PO-4525 … The appellant sought access from the Ministry of the Solicitor General (the ministry) to statements of certain individuals in police reports regarding a property damage dispute with his neighbour. The ministry denied access to the requested information, relying on the discretionary …
PO-4526-F … This final order determines whether the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the WSIB) conducted a reasonable search for responsive records. In the first interim order PO-4402-I, the adjudicator ordered the WSIB to conduct a further search for responsive records. In the second interim …
PHIPA DECISION 249 … A medical imaging clinic notified the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (the IPC) of a breach under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (the Act or PHIPA), following a ransomware attack against the clinic. The threat actor encrypted and …
PHIPA DECISION 250 … The complainant requested a copy of her entire file from the custodian. The complainant was dissatisfied with the completeness of the records she received and challenges the search for records. The adjudicator finds that the custodian has complied with her search obligations …
PHIPA DECISION 251 … Asserting the correction rights in the Act, the mother of a child requested that the hospital make several corrections to her child’s medical record regarding a previous diagnosis and references to other matters regarding the child and his father. The hospital granted some …