Tag: IPCO
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When is Purchase Agreement Information Exempt as Third Party Information?
Today’s article should be of interest to anyone who applies the mandatory third party exemption in section 17(1) of FIPPA (or its equivalent in section 10(1) of MFIPPA) to purchase agreements, service agreements, and supporting documents such as the records of discussions surrounding decisions to purchase products and/or services. The Divisional Court of Ontario recently…
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New Podcast from the Ontario Privacy Commissioner
Patricia Kosseim, the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, has just launched a new podcast: “Info Matters”.
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Are Your Written Notices Defective?
Issuing compliant written notices can be deceptively complicated, given the multiple sources of rules and guidance that come into play. Unfortunately, as seen above, issuing a notice which fails to meet the requirements can lead to an adverse decision against the institution in an appeal before IPCO.
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Ontario Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim breathes new life into the official IPCO Blog
In the span of a week, three excellent articles appeared on the official Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPCO) Blog.
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Abandonment Issues
When are institutions allowed to decide that a file has been abandoned?
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Year-End Statistical Reporting doesn’t have to be scary
Year-End Statistical Reporting doesn’t have to be scary. In this post, I show you how to make it easy and provide a free file closing worksheet to help you get started.
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