Report a Privacy Breach at your Organization

Date of this Report (required)
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Type of organization: (required)
Health information custodian - you are reporting a breach as required under section 12(3) of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 and Ontario Regulation 329/04 made pursuant to that actInstitution (ministry, municipality, etc.) - you are reporting a breach under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or the Municipal Freedom of Information or Protection of Privacy Act

Name of reporting organization: (required)

Address of reporting organization: (required)

The first and last name of individual submitting form on behalf of reporting organization: (required)

Phone number: (required)

Email address:

Description of the privacy breach

Please describe the circumstances of the privacy breach, including

• What happened?
• Describe how personal information/personal health information (as applicable) came to be stolen or lost or used or disclosed without authority
• Date (or date range) of theft(s), loss(es) or unauthorized use(s) or disclosure(s) of personal information/personal health information
• Date privacy breach was discovered by the reporting organization
• How this privacy breach was discovered by the reporting organization
• Were other organizations (health information custodians/service providers/institutions) involved in this privacy breach? Please explain.
• Describe the nature of the personal information/personal health information that was stolen or lost or used or disclosed without authority
• The number of individuals whose personal information/personal health information was stolen or lost or used or disclosed without authority

Containment

Please describe the steps that have been taken to contain the privacy breach, the date that such steps were taken, and the outcome of these steps (including whether these steps were successful in containing the privacy breach).

Notification (required)

Were the individuals whose personal information or personal health information was stolen or lost or used or disclosed without authority notified of this privacy breach?
YesNo

If yes, on what date was notification provided?
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Investigation/Remediation

What steps have you taken to investigate this privacy breach?

What steps remain to be taken to investigate this privacy breach?

What steps have you taken to remediate and prevent a future privacy breach?

What steps remain to be taken to remediate and prevent a future privacy breach?

Attach Documents: (10MB maximum)

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What happens next? Someone from our intake team will contact you to discuss your complaint.

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