In spring 2024, the Department of Highways and Public Works (HPW) requested that we review four provisions of the draft Traffic Safety Act (Bill No. 44) intended to replace the Motor Vehicles Act. The Information and Privacy Commissioner's office provided written comments outlining concerns with the Act’s broad language and its insufficient definition of the purposes for collecting, using and disclosing personal information. The government did not respond to our comments, and it also did not inform us of the Act’s facial recognition technology (FRT) provision.
The following information is important for health custodians who may transfer their patients to
another custodian, retire, leave the territory, or otherwise cease their operations.
Four independent offices of the Legislative Assembly are petitioning the court to maintain their budgetary independence from government and protect the rights of Yukoners.
WHITEHORSE – The Minister of Finance has declined a request from the Yukon Ombudsman, Information and
Justice Crerar overturned the decision by the DM of Highways and Public Works to reject the recommendations of the IPC in report ATP-ADJ-2022-02-045 and ordered them to release the requested information.
Privacy authorities call on governments to improve privacy legislation to protect groups vulnerable to the growing influence of digital technologies
Federal, provincial and territorial Information Commissioners and Ombudspersons from across Canada have signed a joint resolution aimed at reinforcing the public's right to access government-held information
The Information and Privacy Commissioner has completed a privacy compliance audit into the Department of Education’s collection, use, and disclosure of student images and video on internet platforms
An investigation into TikTok has been launched by Canadian privacy commissioners that have jurisdiction over private companies and private organizations that operate in Canada.
Yukon's IPC office did not provide an opinion to the City of Whitehorse on a bylaw regarding surveillance in taxis