Archive (Tag: privacy)
What Does it Mean if a Proactively Reported Privacy Breach is Informally Resolved?
Public bodies or trustees can proactively report a privacy breach to the IPC when it has a reasonable basis to suspect or confirm a privacy breach has occurred. While not required by law, the IPC encourages public bodies and trustees to proactively report, to our office, if there is a suspected or confirmed privacy breach.... read more
Saskatchewan Business and Privacy (updated)
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has issued a guidance document entitled Privacy Guide for Businesses. You may ask, “Does it apply to businesses or organizations in Saskatchewan?” The answer is yes, it does. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a federal statute that applies to businesses in Saskatchewan. If you... read more
AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Balancing Innovation and Privacy of Information
Canada enacted the first federal privacy protection in 1977 as part of Part IV of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The right to privacy was further supported in the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 and when the federal Privacy Act and Access to Information Act were proclaimed in 1983.... read more
“Top of Mind” Webinar
My office hosted a webinar on January 31, 2025. We called it “Top of Mind” Webinar. We had invited four Privacy Commissioners from across Canada to talk about what most concerned them when it came to data privacy, and we asked them to predict what would be the “big” privacy issues in 2025. My office... read more