Commissioner Comments on PIPA Amendments
Letter Recommending Amendment to PIPA in Response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s UFCW Decision (PDF) Earlier this week, the…
Commissioner to Examine Calgary Police Service’s Use of New Technologies
Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton has initiated an investigation of the Calgary Police Service’s (CPS) use of body-worn cameras…
Supreme Court of Canada Extends Deadline for Amendments to PIPA
Letter to the Premier and Ministers of Service Alberta and Justice and Solicitor General About the Status of PIPA (PDF)…
Statement of the Privacy and Information Commissioners of Canada on National Security and Law Enforcement Measures
Privacy and Information Commissioners of Canada attending their annual meeting noted with sadness last week’s events in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and…
2014 Recipient of Robert C. Clark Award Announced
Karen Kleiss, a reporter for the Edmonton Journal, is the 2014 recipient of the Robert C. Clark award. The award,…
Global Privacy Sweep Raises Concerns About Mobile Apps
Clear, concise privacy language builds consumer trust and is good for business, according to privacy authorities that took part in…
Commissioner Concludes Investigation into Medicentres Privacy Breach
Investigation Report H2014-IR-01 (PDF) Medicentres Canada Inc. has been found in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA) following an…
Op-Ed: Residential School Survivors Must Decide the Fate of Their Testimony
Published in The Globe and Mail Thursday, July 26, 2014 The abuses perpetrated in Canada’s aboriginal residential schools are a…
Commissioner Concludes Probe into Emails Sent to Teachers
Investigation Report F2014-IR-02 (PDF) Alberta Education has been found in contravention of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy…