Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner says the territorial Department of Human Resources (HR) followed the law when it destroyed old job competition files. However, the commissioner found that the department…
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s acting Information and Privacy Commissioner ordered Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (NL Hydro) to disclose in full a third-party compensation review it had previously withheld under several discretionary…
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Nunavut’s Department of HR ordered to release unredacted investigation report to former employee
Nunavut’s privacy commissioner has recommended that the territory’s Department of Human Resources (HR) release an unredacted harassment investigation report to a former contract employee because it improperly applied privacy exemptions.…
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Newfoundland and Labrador moves closer to appointing new privacy commissioner
Newfoundland and Labrador Speaker of the House of Assembly Derek Bennett has submitted a resolution to appoint a new Information and Privacy Commissioner, following a comprehensive selection process that identified…
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Privacy commissioner orders Memorial University to review its refusal to disclose employment contract for position in the UK
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador has instructed Memorial University to reassess its refusal to disclose the employment contract of the Associate Vice-President of Harlow and Global…
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Edmonton Transit Service drivers not entitled to wage loss damages over cognitive tests that were ruled a breach of privacy
An arbitration panel has denied a union’s request for wage loss damages on behalf of three Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) drivers who were removed from work following cognitive screening tests…
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Hospital’s privacy safeguards questioned after radiologist’s unauthorized access to patient records
A public hospital’s privacy measures are under scrutiny following a radiologist’s unauthorized access to patient health records, including those of his sister-in-law and her family, as revealed in a decision…
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Privacy commissioner orders Nunavut’s Department of Human Resources to release unredacted harassment reports
Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Graham Steele, has ruled that the Department of Human Resources (HR) improperly redacted workplace harassment investigation reports and recommended they be released to the complainant…
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Alberta’s government has introduced the Protection of Privacy Act, proposing to strengthen privacy safeguards for residents by updating legislation for the digital age and imposing some of the strictest penalties…
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Yukon privacy commissioner notes increase in public bodies rejecting recommendations
By Talar Stockton | Yukon News The information and privacy commissioner for the Yukon says the current approach to access to information isn’t working. In the Yukon ombudsman’s 2023 annual…
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