Christmas Shopping Tips to Protect Your Privacy
(To the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town) You better watch out For prying eyes Your PIN number…
Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Misuse of Alberta Netcare
A pharmacist has pleaded guilty to knowingly obtaining or attempting to obtain health information in contravention of the Health Information…
Investigation Reveals Physician Misuse of Alberta Netcare
Investigation Report H2011-IR-04 (PDF) An investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has determined that a physician…
Commissioner Makes Recommendations on Ministers’ Use of Secondary Email Addresses
Report on the Government of Alberta’s Management of Ministerial Emails (PDF) Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has released his…
Commissioner Worries FOIP Act is Facing ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’
Report on the Use of “Paramount” Clauses in Acts and Regulations to Override the Freedom of Information and Protection of…
Commissioner Disappointed Over Dismissal of Application by Supreme Court of Canada
Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work is disappointed that the Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal about the…
Guidelines on Sharing Personal Information for Energy Disconnection Practices
Resource: Energy Disconnection Practices The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner in conjunction with an Alberta Utilities Commission led…
Former Minister Did Not Commit an Offence under the FOIP Act with Secondary Email Address
An investigation into the use of a secondary email address by former Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Ted Morton has…
Information and Privacy Commissioners Co-host the 6th Private Sector Privacy Conference
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, and Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner, Frank Work, are co-hosting a conference on…
Information and Privacy Commissioner to Examine the Alberta Government’s Management of Ministerial Emails
Commissioner Frank Work has decided to conduct an investigation in relation to the Alberta Government’s management of Ministerial emails. The…