A former Lamont Health Care Centre employee admitted to taking photos in August 2019 of three long-term care residents at the Lamont Health Care Centre in Lamont, Alberta. She applied a bug-eye filter to alter the image of one of the residents. She disclosed the altered photo to a colleague and shared the other two photos on one of her social media accounts.Kathryn … [Read more...] about HIA Breach Conviction
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The privacy officer: Every organization needs one now in Québec
As of September 22, 2022, some 220,000 businesses operating in the province of Québec must have a privacy officer. There are no exceptions. The person with the highest authority within the organization automatically assumes this responsibility unless it is delegated to somebody else. However, there is still time to find the person best suited to this new role. Most companies … [Read more...] about The privacy officer: Every organization needs one now in Québec
PACC concerned with ‘deeply problematic’ Cybersecurity Bill C-26
The Government of Canada has introduced Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts. In addition to granting the government sweeping new powers, the Bill's vague and permissive language jeopardizes the ability of privacy and access practitioners to fulfill their professional … [Read more...] about PACC concerned with ‘deeply problematic’ Cybersecurity Bill C-26
Expanding Access
Foreign nationals outside Canada now have the same access rights as Canadian citizens and permanent residents, as well as federal inmates and anyone else physically located in Canada. Now that the Privacy Act Extension Order No. 3, SOR/2021-174, has come into effect, non-Canadians outside the country are now able to gain access to their information, as well … [Read more...] about Expanding Access
New FOI research resource
The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) has created the Transparency Spotlight — a table of over 6,500 Canadian and British Columbian news stories informed through Access to Information requests. The table can be sorted, and is searchable by keyword or by selecting one of ten pre-identified categories. "Transparency Spotlight shows the important role … [Read more...] about New FOI research resource
Qualification and proficiency of privacy and access control professionals
What 21st century skills do privacy professionals need in our data economy? How can Canadian organizations navigate international, federal, and provincial/territorial privacy requirements? The PACC Core Competency Standards, and the PACC Professional Certification Program — which was launched in 2009 and relies on rigorous and unbiased qualification criteria — were … [Read more...] about Qualification and proficiency of privacy and access control professionals
