Guidance
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner publishes guidance documents to promote compliance with Ontario’s access and privacy laws.
New materials are posted on an ongoing basis. If you are looking for a guidance on a topic that is not listed here, please contact us.
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Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Privacy | Fact Sheets | Jul 23 2020 |
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Release of personal information to police: your privacy rights
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Law Enforcement/policing | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Aug 12 2019 |
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Accessing Your Deceased Relative’s Personal Information
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Access | Access Request Process | Health | Personal Information | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Apr 24 2019 |
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Privacy and Access to Information in Ontario Schools: A Guide for Educators (Fact Sheet)
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Access | Privacy | Youth | Best Practices | Brochures | Fact Sheets | Jan 10 2019 |
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Privacy in the School (Fact Sheet)
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Access | Privacy | Youth | Best Practices | Brochures | Fact Sheets | Jan 10 2019 |
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Protecting Your Students’ Privacy Online (Fact Sheet)
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Access | Privacy | Youth | Best Practices | Brochures | Fact Sheets | Jan 10 2019 |
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Your Child’s Privacy in School (Fact Sheet)
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Access | Privacy | Youth | Best Practices | Brochures | Fact Sheets | Jan 10 2019 |
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A Guide to Privacy and Access in Ontario Schools
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Access | Privacy | Youth | Best Practices | Brochures | Fact Sheets | Jan 10 2019 |
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Disclosure of Personal Information to Law Enforcement
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Law Enforcement/policing | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Nov 22 2018 |
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Privacy Fact Sheet: General Data Protection Regulation
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Legislation | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Jul 11 2018 |
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Smart Cities and Your Privacy Rights
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Privacy | Technology And Security | Fact Sheets | Apr 27 2018 |
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Big Data and Your Privacy Rights
The emergence of big data as a tool to manage and analyze large and complex data sets offers great promise and opportunity, but also raises serious privacy challenges and considerations, especially to personal privacy. Public and health sector institutions increasingly use big data tools to improve programs and public services and ensure they are supported by better...
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Privacy | Fact Sheets | Jan 25 2017 |
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Fact Sheet: Video Surveillance
This fact sheet highlights the important factors an institution must consider before implementing a video surveillance system.
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Privacy | Surveillance | Technology And Security | Best Practices | Fact Sheets | Professional Guidelines | Nov 09 2016 |
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Fact Sheet: What is Personal Information?
This fact sheet explains the meaning of the term “personal information,” and answers frequently asked questions.
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Access | Access Request Process | Personal Information | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Professional Guidelines | Oct 20 2016 |
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You are Affected by a Freedom of Information Request: What You Should Know
This fact sheet seeks to answer some of the common questions you may have about the freedom of information process. This document is part of a series designed to keep the public and professionals up to date with the IPC’s interpretations of access and privacy laws.
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Access | Appeal Process | Privacy | Best Practices | Fact Sheets | Sep 26 2016 |
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The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Councillors’ records
Our office is sometimes required to decide access to information appeals relating to requests for records held by municipal councillors. Unfortunately, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) does not expressly refer to records of municipal councillors.
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Access | Legislation | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Apr 22 2016 |
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Fact Sheet #17 – Applying PHIPA and FIPPA/MFIPPA to Personal Health Information
The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to provide organizations that are defined as both health information custodians under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and institutions under public sector privacy and access to information legislation, namely the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) or its municipal counterpart the...
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Access | Access Request Process | Health | Privacy | Educational Material | Fact Sheets | Apr 19 2011 |
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Fact Sheet #16 – Health-Care Requirement for Strong Encryption
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, in Order HO-004 and Order HO-007, required that health information be safeguarded at all times, specifically by ensuring that any personal health information stored on any mobile devices (e.g., laptops, memory sticks, PDAs) be strongly encrypted.This Fact Sheet paper provides a working definition of strong encryption and...
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Health | Privacy | Technology And Security | Educational Material | Fact Sheets | Jul 16 2010 |
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Fact Sheet #13 – Wireless Communications Technologies: Video Surveillance Systems
Fact Sheet about the use of wireless CCTV cameras.
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Privacy | Surveillance | Technology And Security | Fact Sheets | Jun 07 2007 |
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Fact Sheet #11- Health Information Custodians Working for Non-Health Information Custodians
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Health | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Feb 01 2006 |
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Fact Sheet #10 – Secure Destruction of Personal Information
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Information Management | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Dec 04 2005 |
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Fact Sheet #08 – Lock-box Fact Sheet
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Health | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Jul 01 2005 |
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Fact Sheet #07 – Disclosure of Information Permitted in Emergency or other Urgent Circumstances
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Health | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Jul 01 2005 |
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Fact Sheet #01 – Safeguarding Personal Health Information
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Health | Privacy | Fact Sheets | Jan 01 2005 |