Nunavut’s privacy commissioner investigates government’s mail practices

Alberta promises increased privacy protections

British Columbians facing longer wait times to access records from BC Government

Ontario IPC blog on AI and the public sector

England’s ICO issues Tech Horizons Report

Guidelines for use of AI by lawyers

Federal Privacy Commissioner issues report on RCMP collection of data from third parties

Ontario IPC issues guidance on police use of facial recognition and mug shots

European Parliament passes landmark AI Act on March 13

Princess Kate-attempted breach of her personal information

Privacy

March 16, 2021

Best Practices for Managing the Use of Personal Email Accounts, Text Messaging and Other Instant Messaging Tools

A Guide for Public Bodies Best Practices for Managing the Use of Personal Email Accounts, Text Messaging and Other Instant Messaging Tools Considerations for public bodies when using personal email accounts, text messaging and other instant messaging tools for official business to ensure access and privacy obligations are met. Public bodies subject to have access... read more

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February 25, 2021

LA FOIP Foundations: Encore Event

Municipal Sector: Your Questions Answered This webinar is designed for municipalities, cities, towns, villages and rural and northern municipalities. It is a supplementary session to the Municipal Sector: Practical Tips and Tricks webinar that was held on February 2, 2021. That session generated many questions from attendees that we were unable to answer due to... read more

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February 3, 2020

LA FOIP: Frequently Asked Questions from Administrators Webinar

by Tristan Hungle, Early Resolution Officer In the Fall of 2019 the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) and the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association gave presentations about The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (LA FOIP) to the Urban Municipalities Administrators Associations (UMAAS) and Rural Municipalities Administrators Association (RMAA). Slides from the presentation can be... read more

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