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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 5 Minutes Read January 5, 2021

Ontario IPC seeks feedback for strategic priority setting

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has recently invited stakeholders and the public to provide feedback regarding strategic priorities that it should focus on in order to respond to issues that Ontarians care most about in respect of access to information and privacy.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / consultation, Information and Privacy Commissioner, ontario, private sector privacy legislation, strategic priority setting Leave a Comment

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read March 26, 2014

New anti-spam legislation could bolster Canadian privacy commissioner’s call for greater PIPEDA enforcement powers

Canada’s new anti-spam legislation comes into effect later this year, and it packs a punch—fines of up to $10 million per violation for companies and up to $1 million per violation for individuals. The government was clearly prepared to give regulators substantial teeth to both encourage compliance and punish non-compliance.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Not for Profit, Privacy / administrative monetary penalties, anti-spam enforcement powers, anti-spam legislation, commercial emails, Data Protection Act, enforcement powers, Financial incentives, investigative powers, malware, mandatory breach disclosure, ony’s Playstation Network, passwords were not secure, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, pharming, phishing, PIPEDA, privacy breaches, privacy risks, private sector privacy legislation, processing of personal data, protecting personal information in the age of Big Data, spyware, technical developments

By Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA | 3 Minutes Read October 7, 2013

Can an employee request access to their personnel and payroll files?

In Canada, employees have the right to access information in their personnel and payroll files, provided that it does not interfere with another employee’s privacy rights.

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