Background The IPC is seeking feedback and advice from stakeholders and the public on which strategic priorities we should focus on in order to respond to issues that Ontarians care...

Date: October 30, 2020   Type: Page  

List of Judicial Review of Provincial Orders: Order No. Status Citation Interim Decision in Appeal PA11-343 Affected Party’s application abandoned September 7, 2012 Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto...

Date: July 7, 2017   Type: Page  

Order No. Status Citation PO-1810 Institution’s application allowed June 26, 2003 IPC’s appeal allowed by the Court of Appeal November 26, 2004 Institution’s application for leave to appeal to...

Date: August 8, 2016   Type: Page  

Order No. Status Citation MO-4094-R Third party’s application for judicial review pending Broadview Strategy Group Inc. v. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Tor. Doc. #778/21/21 (Div. Ct.) MO-4049...

Date: August 8, 2016   Type: Page  

The purpose of the Strategic Advisory Council is to provide the IPC with independent, expert advice to help ensure a broader range of interests and perspectives are taken into consideration...

Date: May 17, 2022   Type: Page  

Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Infonex – Legal Issues in Privacy and Cybersecurity Check against delivery   Thank you, Imran, for your kind introduction, and to the...

Date: November 18, 2020   Type: Presentation  

Considering a consultation with the IPC? Protecting privacy, safeguarding information, and providing access to information can be challenging, especially in a quickly evolving digital world. As one of our stakeholders,...

Date: June 22, 2022   Type: Page  

What does it mean to be prescribed? What does it mean to be prescribed? The Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), Coroners Act, and Child, Youth and Family Services Act...

Date: October 2, 2019   Type: Page  

The IPC is engaging in a strategic planning exercise to inform its five-year strategic plan and priorities. As part of this work, we are establishing an Ad Hoc Strategic Advisory...

Date: October 29, 2020   Type: Page  

Prescribed Entities under PHIPA The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) 2005 Report Approval Letter n/aa 2008 Report Approval Letter n/aa 2011 Report...

Date: October 2, 2019   Type: Page  

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) is committed to creating an accessible organization by removing barriers for people with disabilities, as defined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with...

Date: June 15, 2018   Type: Page  

What are the elements for consent under Ontario's health privacy legislation? What are the elements for consent under Ontario’s health privacy legislation? The general rule is that a health information...

Date: May 10, 2019   Type: Page  

The purpose of the Youth Advisory Council is to give young people the opportunity to express their views on the challenges and risks of the digital world that affect Ontario’s...

Date: November 21, 2022   Type: Page  

On January 24, 2024, the IPC had the pleasure of hosting Ontarians to a public event in celebration of Data Privacy Day. The theme was Modern Government: Artificial Intelligence in...

Date: February 1, 2024   Type: Post  

Report a privacy breach Under subsection 12(3) and clause 55.5(7)(b) of the Personal Health Information Protection Act (the act) and its related regulation, custodians must notify the Information and Privacy...

Date: May 11, 2019   Type: Page  

Updated: May 31, 2021 Notice to the Public To protect our employees’ health and do our part to slow community transmission of the COVID-19 virus, the IPC’s offices have been...

Date: March 16, 2020   Type: News Release  

Do I have to submit a health privacy breach statistics report? Do I have to submit a health privacy breach statistics report? Yes, if you are both a health information...

Date: May 10, 2019   Type: Page  

Ontario schools have an essential role in preparing young people to be safe and responsible digital citizens and empowering them to exercise their privacy and access rights. The emergence of...

Date: October 23, 2023   Type: Page  

Purpose The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) is committed to creating an accessible organization by removing barriers for people with disabilities. The purpose of this policy is to:...

Date: June 22, 2018   Type: Page  

Where can I find the manuals that set out the requirements for review and approval? Where can I find the manuals that set out the requirements for review and approval?...

Date: October 2, 2019   Type: Page  

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) is committed to creating an accessible organization by removing barriers for people with disabilities. The goals of this IPC Customer Service Standards...

Date: August 4, 2016   Type: Page  

Under Ontario’s access and privacy laws, you have the right to request access to your personal information or general information held by provincial and municipal government organizations, children’s aid societies...

Date: May 10, 2019   Type: Page  

On the occasion of Data Privacy Day 2023, our office hosted an event on the theme of Building Trust in Digital Health Care . Nearly three years of pandemic conditions,...

Date: February 1, 2023   Type: Post  

Looking back, moving forward In introducing my final annual report as Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, I want to take a moment to reflect on the vital importance of access...

Date: March 3, 2020   Type: Page  

Whether the issue is police record checks, street checks or body-worn cameras, new technologies and new ways of collecting and sharing personal information are having a substantial impact on...

Date: January 28, 2016   Type: Event  

The IPC signed the Memorandum of Understanding below with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) related to the administration and enforcement of the Personal Health Information Protection...

Date: February 22, 2016   Type: Post  

Commissioner Patricia Kosseim brings to the IPC significant experience and a wealth of knowledge in the areas of privacy and access law, having worked in public, private and health sectors,...

Date: March 21, 2016   Type: Page  

With the rise of ChatGPT, personalized real-time chatbots, and other rapid-fire advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), it is increasingly hard to tell the difference between what’s real and not real....

Date: December 19, 2023   Type: Post  

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...

Date: December 6, 2016   Type: News Release  

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),...

Date: July 12, 2016   Type: News Release