Canadian privacy regulators pass resolutions on the privacy of young people and workplace privacy
QUÉBEC, QC, October 6, 2023 – Privacy authorities from across the country are calling on their respective governments to improve privacy legislation to protect young people and employees – groups that are significantly vulnerable, each in their own way to the growing influence of digital technologies. Federal, provincial, and territorial information and privacy authorities met this week... read more
Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Information Regulators Unite in Resolution to Enhance Access to Government Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Information Regulators Unite in Resolution to Enhance Access to Government Information (Quebec City, October 4, 2023) — Federal, provincial and territorial Information Commissioners and Ombudspersons, signed a joint resolution today aimed at reinforcing the public’s right to access government-held information. Freedom of information regimes across Canada have faced... read more
Data Residency Outside Canada for Trustees
Trustees often ask our office about the use of an information management service provider (IMSP) to manage personal health information. Some want to know about using IMSPs linked to companies outside Canada. Once personal health information leaves Canada, it becomes subject to the laws of the country where it resides. If an individual’s personal health... read more
Absurd Results (updated)
From time to time, when interpreting and applying legislation, one can end up with a result that will be absurd. This can happen from time to time with The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LAFOIP) or The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA). These statutes are to... read more