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 in… Free Membership …
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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 reco… Free Membership Required To continue …
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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 w… Free Membership …
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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… Free Membership …
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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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PREMIUM Strata corporation in B.C. ordered to release employee contracts despite privacy concerns
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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 … Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Ontario town can’t claim councillor is employee to hide mayor’s reprimand letter: Privacy commissioner
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Alberta enacts new privacy protection laws, calls them strongest in Canada
Alberta has implemented what it calls Canada’s strongest privacy protection legislation, with new rules taking effect June 11 that impose the strictest penalties for privacy violations in the country…. Free …