Sep 17 2018
Political parties hold power in government. They also hold sensitive personal information about individuals. For privacy and democracy, it can be a troubling mix.
Data collected about individuals is on the rise, spurred on by advancements in computing and technology. Sophisticated analysis techni...
Jul 11 2018
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the new GDPR, but do you know what it means for your organization?
Today the IPC released a new fact sheet on the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new privacy law that came into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR applies ...
Jun 18 2018
Today, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial privacy authorities jointly released a set of lesson plans designed for educators to teach students about privacy rights, digital literacy and online safety. These publications support a resolution by international privacy regulators calling f...
Jun 14 2018
2017 was a milestone year for the Office of the information and Privacy Commissioner, one in which my office proudly celebrated 30 years of service on behalf of all Ontarians. Today I was pleased to release our 2017 Annual Report, Thirty Years of Access and Privacy Service, in which I call for a ...
Jun 11 2018
Institutions under FIPPA and MFIPPA are permitted to charge fees for handling requests to access government records.
Today, the IPC released an updated guidance document, Fees, Fee Estimates and Fee Waivers. A number of important orders and court decisions have been issued since the guide was fir...
Apr 30 2018
Today, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act became law in Ontario.
The proclamation of the act is another important step on the journey toward establishing an access and privacy framework for the child, youth and family services sector. Part X of the new law, which governs personal informatio...
Apr 27 2018
There’s a new sensor on the block. Or at least there could be, if you’re living in the urban jungle of a smart city.
For those not familiar with it, smart city is a term to describe a community that uses connected technologies to collect and analyze data to improve services for citizens. An e...
Apr 06 2018
The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) will host a special event in Hamilton on Friday, May 11, at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Centre, West 5th Campus. This event is part of the IPC’s Reaching Out to Ontario program.
Commissioner Brian Beamish, along with executives from the IPC, will upd...
Apr 03 2018
We’ve got stats on the brain here at the IPC.
Institutions from across the province have submitted to us their annual reports summarizing stats on the freedom of information (FOI) requests they received last year. Thanks to everyone who got these to us on time.
While it might be tempting to get...
Mar 06 2018
Ontario’s public institutions and health information custodians are required to take reasonable steps to safeguard personal information from the time of collection to the point of destruction. This means that personal information that is stored on digital media or devices must be securely destr...