Tag: IPCO
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Growth, Change, and Gratitude
As the year draws to a close, we look back on a transformative 2024. For the Freedom of Information community, it was a year of significant legislative updates, technological advances, and moments of collaboration that exemplified the core principles of transparency and public service.
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Avoiding Fee Estimate Pitfalls: Lessons from IPCO Order MO-4569
A recent decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario provides a cautionary tale about the importance of crafting fee estimate letters with precision and compliance in mind.
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Privacy Breach Letter Template for Public Institutions
Today’s article presents a letter template that Ontario public sector organizations can use when notifying individuals affected by a privacy breach.
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The Privacy Breach Management Toolkit
The Government of Canada’s Privacy Breach Management Toolkit is intended to support the management and prevention of privacy breaches. Although its guidance is directed primarily at institutions who fall under Canada’s federal privacy legislation, it can be adapted to meet the needs of other types of institutions, and it is well-suited for adoption by provincial…
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Changes to IPCO’s Appeal Process
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario recently introduced changes to the appeal process that will be of interest to all institutions who process FOI requests.
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RFP Submissions Aren’t Public Information
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPCO) recently released a decision which provides guidance on the topic of disclosing information contained in RFP submissions. The decision explores whether information submitted by the winning proponent of an RFP process should be made available to the public under an FOI request.
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