Canadian privacy regulators launch principles for the responsible development and use of generative AI
Federal, provincial and territorial privacy authorities have launched a set of principles to advance the responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective development and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Canada. The authorities introduced the principles during an international symposium on privacy and generative AI that was hosted in Ottawa by the Office of the Privacy... read more
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
Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Tables 2022-2023 Annual Report
Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ronald J. Kruzeniski, K.C., has tabled his office’s 2022-2023 Annual Report: Data, with the Legislative Assembly. In his report, the Commissioner focuses on data and the issues that arise as a result of the creation and/or assembling of data. Given the current technological state of the world, vast amounts of... read more