Jason Pedlar, Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner
In October 2022, Jason was appointed as the Yukon’s Ombudsman, Information & Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC) with unanimous consent from the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He was sworn in for a five-year term.
Jason is an experienced senior leader who has worked in the dispute resolution field for more than 25 years. His roles have included organizational ombudsman, mediator, auditor, investigator, privacy professional, consultant and educator in both the public and private sectors in Canada. One of his areas of expertise is conflict management systems design and dispute resolution.
Jason is the first person to be appointed as an officer of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from within the office. In 2018 he was hired as the Director of Intake and Informal Case Resolution (ICR). Jason’s focus was to improve the resolution rate of the ICR team and to build strong relationships with stakeholders by leveraging his dispute resolution background and senior leadership experience.
In 2021 Jason was promoted to Deputy Ombudsman and Commissioners and becoming responsible for the office’s operations including budgeting, recruitment and policy development in addition to leading the ICR team.
Jason is the former Ombudsman for a large Canadian insurance company, as well as former Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.
He has an honours bachelor’s degree in Psychology from York University and a master’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University. He also holds a graduate certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from York University, and separate certificates in Adjudications, Arbitrations and in the Essentials of Ombuds from Osgoode Law School. Jason has developed and taught university courses, and delivered corporate training in conflict resolution and interest-based negotiations.
Tara Martin, Deputy Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner
As the Deputy, Tara is the chief executive of all three mandates. She is in charge of operational management and directing and managing staff in service delivery, including complaint analysis, investigations, decisions and recommendations, and reporting in accordance with the Acts. This includes joint oversight of investigations under the Acts, conducting or assigning adjudications, providing oversight of the intake and Informal Case Resolution (ICR) team.
Previously, Tara was the Director of intake and the Informal Case Resolution team, following her time as an Investigator and Compliance Review Officer for ICR. Her primary focus was to investigate decisions made by public bodies and custodians when providing access to information, in accordance with HIPMA or ATIPPA. She also investigated complaints under HIPMA, ATIPPA, the Ombudsman Act and the Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act (PIDWA).
Tara has extensive experience in mediation, conflict resolution, negotiation, investigations and dispute management, having served as Deputy Ombudsman and Case Manager at Rogers Communications, in addition to her years of customer service experience at Fido Solutions. Her career has also included development and delivery of training to both colleagues and external stakeholders.
In 2023, Tara obtained her Information Privacy Technologist certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Tara was designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada by the International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2020. Achieving this credential is the global industry standard for professionals working in the field of privacy.
Fluent in both of Canada’s official languages, Tara attended Concordia University and Dawson College in Montreal.
Former Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioners, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioners
| 2013-2022 | Diane McLeod-McKay | Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner |
| 2012-2013 | Tim Koepke | Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner |
| 2007-2012 | Tracey-Anne McPhee | Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner |
| 1997-2007 | Hank Moorlag | Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner |
| 1996-1997 | Harley Johnson | Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner |