Privacy guardians across Canada are calling on their respective governments and relevant stakeholders to ensure the right to privacy and transparency is fully respected throughout the design, operation, and ongoing evolution of a digital identity ecosystem
Jason Pedlar was sworn in to the position during a ceremony at the Yukon Legislative Assembly for a five-year term.
Federal, provincial, and territorial information and privacy commissioners are calling for a concerted effort across the healthcare sector and amongst governments to modernize and strengthen privacy protections for sharing personal health information
Jason Pedlar is being recommended to the Yukon Legislative Assembly for appointment as the Yukon's new Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner.
The heads of Canada’s privacy protection authorities today issued a joint statement recommending legislators develop a legal framework that establishes clearly and explicitly the circumstances in which police use of facial recognition may be acceptable
The advisory is regarding a new cybersecurity threat related to cyberattacks in Ukraine and beyond
Audience
This advisory is intended for anyone with responsibility for the operation or content of IT systems (ITS managers) containing personal health information (PHI) or personal information (PI) for custodians (*1) under the Yukon’s Health Information Privacy and Management Act (HIPMA) and public bodies (*2) under the Yukon’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA).
Diane McLeod-McKay spoke with Ron Kruzeniski on Un-redacted: The Sask IPC Podcast
The guidance will help public bodies and custodians in the Yukon fulfil their obligation to perform logging and auditing on their electronic systems that contain personal information (PI) or personal health information (PHI)
The Information and Privacy Commissioner has completed an investigation into a complaint regarding an access request for records obtained by the Department of Justice under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act