Archive (Tag: privacy breach)
Snooping in a Police Database
OIPC recently issued Investigation Report 123-2025 into a case where Constable Clinton Duquette of the Regina Police Service (RPS) snooped into the personal information of six individuals over a period of three years. The RPS is subject to The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP). Penalties for contravening LA... read more
“Bin” There, Shouldn’t Have Done That: When Medical Records End Up in the Wrong Bin
“Medical records found in Regina recycling bin” reads a CBC News headline from March 2011, where former Commissioner Dickson and members of our office were seen climbing into a paper recycling bin in Regina after personal health information was found inside. This case was, and still is, “the largest breach involving personal health information since... read more
Real Risk of Significant Harm (updated)
Amendments to The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in 2018, require that once it is confirmed that a privacy breach occurred, the public body must consider if, as a result of the incident, there is a real risk of... read more
Making a Privacy Complaint for Someone Else?
Often, our office is contacted by individuals who are concerned about the inappropriate disclosure of personal information that is not their own. If this is you, then perhaps you are attempting to complain on behalf of a loved one; or you’ve received the personal information of a stranger, and you’re willing to go out of... read more