A British Columbia court has dismissed a petition by a former campus shuttle driver who claimed Simon Fraser University (SFU) breached privacy law when it passed along a worker’s complaint …
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Union official’s privacy lawsuit dismissed after credit card audit report led to election loss
A BC Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former union official who claimed privacy violations and the release of an audit report about her credit card …
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The Nunavut Information and Privacy Commissioner has found the territorial government’s Human Resources department violated privacy law by failing to properly explain why it was collecting personal information from an …
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Privacy commissioner rejects cybersecurity defence for hiding N.L. government email addresses
The Newfoundland and Labrador government should release employee email addresses in public records requests despite cybersecurity concerns, the province’s information and privacy commissioner has recommended. The Department of Transportation and …
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Alberta labour board upholds ruling that ATCO breached worker’s privacy with drug testing
Alberta’s Labour Relations Board has dismissed applications from both ATCO Electric and the Canadian Energy Workers Association challenging an arbitration decision that found the employer breached a worker’s privacy rights …
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Nunavut’s Department of Education over-redacted employee records, privacy commissioner finds
A Nunavut education department employee who was told their probationary contract wouldn’t be renewed successfully challenged most of the redactions made to their employment records under the territory’s access to …
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Human rights tribunal rejects worker’s request to ban publication of medical records
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a former student union executive’s request to limit public disclosure of her medical information in a discrimination case, ruling that privacy concerns …
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🔒Strata corporation in B.C. ordered to release employee contracts despite privacy concerns
A British Columbia strata corporation must provide copies of non-union employment contracts to a unit owner after wrongly refusing the request on privacy grounds, the Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled. …
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Nunavut’s privacy commissioner finds no breach in sharing employee medical reports but faults storage practices
A Nunavut government employee failed to prove privacy violations when independent medical examination reports were shared among HR and departmental officials, but the territory’s privacy commissioner found fault with how …
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🔒Ontario town can’t claim councillor is employee to hide mayor’s reprimand letter: Privacy commissioner
The Town of Petrolia cannot withhold a letter from its mayor to a councillor by claiming the elected official is a municipal employee, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ruled. The Information …