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Modernizing privacy in Ontario

On June 17, 2021, Ontario's Ministry of Government and Consumer Services announced a public consultation in order to address the gaps in Ontario's legislative privacy framework. The goal is to establish comprehensive and up-to-date rules, increase confidence in digital services, and support innovation. Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback until August 3, 2021.

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COVID-19 vaccine passports and privacy

On May 19, 2021, a Joint Statement by the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners was released. The Commissioners made the statement to ensure that privacy is considered as early as possible during discussions involving vaccine passport development.

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Joint investigation of Clearview AI

On February 3, 2021, the conclusions of a joint investigation conducted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec (QC Commission), the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia (BC OIPC) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (AB OIPC), collectively referred to as the Offices, were released—finding that Clearview AI violated the privacy rights of Canadians.

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