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The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is the regulatory body for the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the FOIP Act), the Health Information Act (HIA) and the Personal Information Protection Act (Private Sector Privacy). The Commissioner also conducts inquiries under the Access to Motor Vehicle Information Regulation (AMVIR).

Order F2012-08
May 10, 2012
Service Alberta ordered to disclose information withheld as nonresponsive and to reconsider a decision to withhold some records

Order F2012-10
May 10, 2012
An Adjudicator has ordered Alberta Health Services to conduct a new search for responsive records following an access request

Order F2012-09
May 10, 2012
Alberta Treasury Branches has been ordered to conduct a search for records that had been requested by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

Order P2012-02
May 10, 2012
An Adjudicator has determined that the Alberta Teachers' Association had reasonable security arrangements in place after information about a teacher was mistakenly mailed to another teacher

Order F2012-07
April 30, 2012
An Adjudicator with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has determined that the Calgary Police Service was in violation of the FOIP Act when it accessed the personal email account of an individual.

News Release - Privacy Awareness Week 2012
April 30, 2012
Privacy Awareness Week 2012 runs from April 29 to May 5. Many countries around the world, including Canada, recognize Privacy Awareness Week by promoting awareness of privacy rights and responsibilities in the community. Privacy Awareness Week is an opportune time to consider what it means to build a culture that respects and protects privacy rights of individuals.

F2012-D-01
April 18, 2012

Privacy Management Program At a Glance
April 17, 2012

News Release: Getting Accountability Right with a Privacy Management Program
April 17, 2012
Ottawa, April 17, 2012– The Federal, British Columbia and Alberta Privacy Commissioners have today released Getting Accountability Right with a Privacy Management Program; a new guidance document for private sector organizations.

The guidelines provide useful building blocks for organizations to consider when they build their privacy management programs. In this time of ubiquitous data collection, management and protection of that data is becoming even more important.

Getting Accountability Right with a Privacy Management Program
April 17, 2012
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Alberta and British Columbia have worked together to develop this document with the goal of providing consistent guidance on what it means to be an accountable organization. It is intended for organizations subject to our respective private-sector privacy legislation and outlines what we expect to see in a privacy management program.

Order F2012-06
April 16, 2012
An Adjudicator has determined that Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures must release information that it had withheld under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and refund the fees it charged for processing an access request.

Order P2012-01
April 16, 2012
An Adjudicator has determined that Yellow Pages Group was not in contravention of the Personal Information Protection Act when it published the home address of a photographer

Commissioner to probe Edmonton Police Service Warrant Initiative
April 04, 2012
Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton has initiated an investigation into Project OWE, the Edmonton Police Service warrant initiative, which includes a campaign to publicly identify citizens with outstanding warrants.

Commissioner Clayton says she is investigating the overall initiative to make sure that it is in compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Order F2012-05
March 07, 2012
An Adjudicator with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has determined that the Workers’ Compensation Board had authority to collect, use and disclose the personal information of an individual.

Organizations need to double check tax statements before mail-out to prevent a breach of personal information
March 06, 2012
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner recently received three breach reports involving tax statements.

Access and Privacy Conference (Edmonton)

June 13, 2012 - June 15, 2012

The Domino Effect: Learning How to Fall in Place

PIPA 2012 - Privacy on the Go

November 01, 2012 - November 02, 2012

The 7th Annual PIPA Conference is “Privacy on the Go,” and will feature practical, real-world problems and solutions. Businesses are constantly challenged by the privacy implications of new technologies, innovating techniques for managing employees and for delivering new products and services. “Privacy on the Go” will provide expert advice and concrete solutions to these and m