Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario The IPC provides oversight, guidelines, and information for Ontario’s laws that establish rules for the way organizations may collect, use, and disclose any individual’s personal information.About the commissioner and her team Information for Individuals Guidance for Organizations Take up the Transparency Challenge! Show and tell us how your transparency project or program is modern and innovative, improves government transparency in a creative way, and has a concrete and positive impact for Ontarians. Read more New Episode of Info Matters! No government ID: Navigating homelessness, identity, and privacy Robert Fabes of The Ottawa Mission shares insights on the barriers people experiencing homelessness face and how to provide access to essential services while respecting their privacy and dignity. Read more Newest Resources View All Resources FIPPA/MFIPPA Interpretation Bulletins Read more Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario High Schools Read more Facial Recognition and Mugshot Databases: Guidance for Police in Ontario Read more View All Resources Trending Topics More information View All Trending Topics Latest IPC decisions and orders Privacy Pursuit! Lesson Plans for students Administrative Monetary Penalties under PHIPA View All Trending Topics How Can We Help You? File an Appeal You have the right to file an appeal to our office if you are unsatisfied with a decision made in answer to your freedom of information request. File and pay for appeals online. Read More Make a Privacy Complaint If you think that your personal information has been improperly collected, used, or disclosed by a public institution, child and family service provider, or by a health sector organization or practitioner, you have the right to file a complaint with our office. Read More Report a Privacy Breach at your Organization Get information about how to manage and report a privacy breach to the IPC. Read More Commissioner's Blog and Recent News Read the Commissioner’s Blog Read Commissioner Kosseim’s blogs on privacy, access, cyber safety, and many more topics. Read more IPC Strategic Priorities Privacy and Transparency in a Modern Government Read more Children and Youth in a Digital World Read more Next-Generation Law Enforcement Read more Trust in Digital Health Read more
Take up the Transparency Challenge! Show and tell us how your transparency project or program is modern and innovative, improves government transparency in a creative way, and has a concrete and positive impact for Ontarians. Read more
New Episode of Info Matters! No government ID: Navigating homelessness, identity, and privacy Robert Fabes of The Ottawa Mission shares insights on the barriers people experiencing homelessness face and how to provide access to essential services while respecting their privacy and dignity. Read more
File an Appeal You have the right to file an appeal to our office if you are unsatisfied with a decision made in answer to your freedom of information request. File and pay for appeals online. Read More
Make a Privacy Complaint If you think that your personal information has been improperly collected, used, or disclosed by a public institution, child and family service provider, or by a health sector organization or practitioner, you have the right to file a complaint with our office. Read More
Report a Privacy Breach at your Organization Get information about how to manage and report a privacy breach to the IPC. Read More
Read the Commissioner’s Blog Read Commissioner Kosseim’s blogs on privacy, access, cyber safety, and many more topics. Read more
