Consultation – federal Directive on Automated Decision Making

Life Labs investigation report, Ontario and BC

Privacy cases summarized – Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Ontario’s IPC has podcast on indigenous data prospectives

Canada’s privacy Commissioner investigates CRA

Ontario IPC issues digital charter for schools

Year: 2024

December 4, 2024 - Ron Kruzeniski, Information and Privacy Commissioner

Independent Schools Treated Like School Boards

Currently in our education system, we have 27 school boards. They are defined as local authorities under The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP). Under LA FOIP, they are obligated to provide records to parents and citizens. Of course, there are exemptions which they can claim to justify withholding... read more

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December 4, 2024 - Ron Kruzeniski, Information and Privacy Commissioner

Solicitor-Client Privilege, Recent Court Decision

In the spring of 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued a decision regarding the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s approach to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege in a case regarding a breach at LifeLabs. LifeLabs applied for leave to appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal, which was denied on November 22,... read more

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November 28, 2024

Federal, provincial, and territorial privacy regulators address responsible information sharing in situations involving intimate partner violence

Toronto, Ontario, November 27, 2024 (TBC) Privacy authorities across Canada have issued a joint resolution to guide the responsible disclosure of personal information in situations involving intimate partner violence (IPV). Finalized at their October annual meeting, hosted by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, the resolution aims to empower organizations and their staff to... read more

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November 20, 2024 - Renee Barrette, Analyst

Severing Email Records (updated)

My office released a blog in June of 2017 regarding the obligation under section 8 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP) and section 38(2) of The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) to release as much information... read more

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