News Releases

TORONTO, ON (June 27, 2019) – In his 2018 Annual Report, Privacy and Accountability for a Digital Ontario, Brian Beamish, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommends several initiatives to enhance both access to information and protection of privacy in Ontario. Among the commis...

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has completed its investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of confidential police documents. As part of its investigation, the IPC found that Peel Regional Police arrest documents were accessed via a shared database and...

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Calls for Privacy Regulation and Oversight of Province’s Political Parties TORONTO, ON (June 14, 2018) – In his 2017 Annual Report, Thirty Years of Access and Privacy Service, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, is ...

TORONTO, ON (May 9, 2018) – This week, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) became aware of two separate incidents involving potential privacy breaches by police services in Peel and Toronto. The first involved the alleged unauthorized disclosure of police doc...

Privacy and information authorities from across Canada are urging the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to ensure privacy and security are at the forefront of the Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge. Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, released th...

Renews Call for Modernized Privacy Laws   Toronto, ON (January 25, 2018) – Brian Beamish, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, released the following statement to mark Data Privacy Day on January 28: “Recognized around the globe, Data Privacy Day raises awareness of privacy ...

TORONTO, ON, (October 24, 2017) – Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) today released a review of online educational services used by educators and students in Ontario classrooms. The review includes best practices for protecting student privacy and ensuring compliance with On...

Iqaluit, Nunavut, October 18, 2017 – In a joint resolution, Canada’s Information and Privacy Commissioners (IPCs) have called on governments to ensure that access to information and privacy legislation in every jurisdiction empowers IPCs to compel the production of records over which solicito...

TORONTO, ON (September 28, 2017) – Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has released a guidance document called “Reporting a Privacy Breach to the Commissioner: Guidelines for the Health Sector” to support recent amendments to the Personal Health Informa...

TORONTO, ON (September 27, 2017) – The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of Ontario’s De-identification Guidelines for Structured Data has won the inaugural International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners’ (ICDPPC) award for excellence in research. The awards ...