News Releases

For many of us, the pandemic has changed how we work, blurring the line that used to exist between home and office. It’s a radical shift that won’t be rolled back anytime soon. According to a recent Ipsos poll, only half of Canadians currently working from home expect to return to the office ...

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has concluded its review of a privacy breach that occurred almost a year ago in Durham Region. The breach was traced to the region’s use of Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) software, a product that has been linked to...

Children’s digital rights, data sharing for the public good, and government access to personal data were in the spotlight at the 43rd Global Privacy Assembly. The IPC co-sponsored resolutions on each of these topics, working with data protection and privacy authorities from around the world to ...

Media Literacy Week is an annual national campaign to promote digital and media literacy. In 2021, we’re celebrating Media Literacy Week by highlighting one of the IPC’s four strategic priorities, Children and Youth in a Digital World. Our goal is to champion the access and privacy rights of...

TORONTO, ON (September 23, 2021) – The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has released, Privacy Pursuit! Games and Activities for Kids, a fun and free resource to help children learn more about personal privacy and how to protect themselves online. Using enterta...

This year will mark the 16th year Canadians have celebrated Right to Know Week.  From September 27 to October 3, Canadians can tune into a variety of virtual events to learn more about freedom of information and their right to access government information. Right to Know Week Virtual Event The ...

Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario responds to Ontario government’s proposals for a new private sector privacy law   TORONTO, ON (September 7, 2021) — The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has issued its response to the provincial government...

Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario government’s announcement of a $2 million investment to expand the coverage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems across the province. “CCTV camera systems may be...

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners and Ombudsman Issue Joint Resolution About Privacy and Access to Information Rights During and After a Pandemic

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has concluded its investigation into the York Region District School Board’s (YRDSB) use of Edsby, a cloud-based data management service. Edsby, an application that stores and processes student information, is used by the Y...