News Releases

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 ...

TORONTO, ON (June 19, 2017) –  In his 2016 Annual Report, Facing Challenges Together, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, is calling for a number of legislative changes to enhance both access to information and protection of privacy in Ontario. One proposal is for ...

TORONTO, ON, (March 16, 2017) – A Masters of Social Work student who was on an educational placement with a family health team in Central Huron, has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and a $5,000 victim surcharge for accessing personal health information without authorization. This is the high...

Commissioner Therrien and his provincial and territorial counterparts are stressing the need to address privacy risks related to information sharing and collection of metadata; raising concerns about government proposals on police access to basic subscriber data and encrypted communications OTTAW...

Cyberattacks have become an increasingly common threat to information security and privacy. Often these attacks are accompanied by a threat to make the stolen information public. This week, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) reported to the IPC that Casino Rama Resort has been subje...

TORONTO, ON (Sept. 29, 2016) – Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) Brian Beamish today released the findings of his investigation into the records management practices of the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games (TO2015). Commissi...

 New Police Procedure Prevents Attempted Suicide-Related Information From Being Shared with US Border Officials, Satisfying Commissioner’s Concerns TORONTO, ON (July 12, 2016) – The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and the Toronto Police Services B...

TORONTO, ON (June 28, 2016) – In his 2015 Annual Report, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish is calling on the government to update the province’s access and privacy laws to ensure Ontarians’ rights are better protected. A comprehensive, public review of the acts ...

TORONTO, ON (June 7, 2016) – Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, is calling on the leaders of all public institutions to educate staff and enact policies to strictly control the use of personal email and messaging tools, such as BlackBerry Messenger, to conduct ...