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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
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Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy Guardians Urge Governments to Modernize Legislation to Better Protect Canadians

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Joint Resolution: Modernizing the Laws Information and Privacy Ombudspersons and Commissioners from across Canada are urging their governments to modernize…

Commissioner Recommends Legislation for Police Information Checks

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Letter: Commissioner Writes to Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Recommending Legislation for Police Information Checks and Vulnerable Sector Checks…

Former Healthcare Worker Fined, Banned from Accessing Health Information

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A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) was fined $8,000 and sentenced to one year of probation with…

Health Information Breaches Result in Conviction of Clinic Employee

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A medical office assistant pleaded guilty in Edmonton Provincial Court to knowingly accessing health information in contravention of the Health…

Unauthorized Accesses of Health Information Lead to Eleventh Conviction

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A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) pleaded guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to illegally accessing health…

Activity Sheets, Lesson Plans Help Start the Privacy Conversation with Students

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Resources: Lesson Plans and Activities for K-12 Education Canada’s privacy authorities issued a number of activity sheets today to assist…

Statement from the Information and Privacy Commissioner about Alberta’s Privacy Laws and GSAs

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Resource: Disclosing a Student’s Participation in a School Club Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton issued the following statement today…

OIPC Releases Investigation into Management of GoA Emails

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Investigation Report F2019-IR-01 (PDF) Resource: Guidelines for Managing Emails (PDF) Resource: 8 Tips for Managing Emails (PDF) The Office of…

Lab Assistant Fined for Snooping on Health Information

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A lab assistant with Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS) pleaded guilty to accessing health information in violation of the Health Information Act (HIA)…

AHS Failed to Properly Protect Health Information

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Former employee improperly accessed health information of more than 12,000 individuals Investigation Report H2018-IR-01 (PDF) An investigation by the Office…

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Office Locations

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (Edmonton)

#410, 9925 - 109 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2J8
Phone: 780-422-6860
Toll Free: 1-888-878-4044
Fax: 780-422-5682

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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (Calgary)

Suite 2460, 801 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3W2
Phone: 403-297-2728
Toll Free: 1-888-878-4044
Fax: 403-297-2711

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Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday
8:15 am - 4:30 pm

Closed Noon Hour

Please note that it is not possible to access our offices without an appointment.

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