This handbook offers practical guidance to help smaller organizations meet their privacy obligations under Ontario’s health privacy law. It includes foundational components of a privacy management program such as governance and accountability, privacy policies, privacy procedures and controls, and
This Practice Direction includes a form individual can use to file a complaint about a contravention, or a potential contravention of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, with the Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, individuals can file a complaint with Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner if they disagree with a health information custodian's refusal to respond to all or part of their request to access or correct their records. This Practice
In Ontario, individuals have a right to request access to their health information pursuant to the Personal Health Information Protection Act. This Practice Direction compliments the detail within PHIPA Practice Direction #1: Clarifying Access Requests, and provides additional clarification to
Neurotechnologies can be used for medical and therapeutic interventions, as diagnostic and preventative tools, to enhance cognitive functions, and advance research on the brain. The IPC commissioned Verónica Arroyo, a privacy lawyer and policy advisor on emerging technology, to develop this
This interpretation bulletin outlines the factors for determining whether an individual’s request to correct their personal information may be granted. In cases where a correction is not granted, it explains whether a statement of disagreement should be attached to the information, as set out in
This Code of Procedure describes the processes the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) follows when it assesses matters under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, including complaints, Custodian-reported files and IPC-initiated files.
The use of drones by law enforcement organizations in Ontario is growing. Drones can be deployed to find missing persons, in rescue operations, and to collect evidence at crime scenes among other uses. The IPC commissioned Dr. Scott Thompson of the University of Saskatchewan to produce a review of
Workplace surveillance can take many forms, from monitoring employee productivity, tracking online activity or even as part of the hiring process. The IPC commissioned Dr. Adam Molnar, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo, to produce an overview of workplace
This interpretation bulletin outlines the labour relations or employment records exclusions, as set out in section 65(6) of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act (FIPPA) and section 52(3) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (MFIPPA). It defines the key terms of
