The role of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta by Nji Lionel Nji and Christine Wagoner
You may have heard of or read about Alberta’s privacy laws in the news, when you visit your family physician, in your academic program or especially when there are reported privacy breaches or public breach investigations. As a member of the public or as a student, you may be interested in knowing how your personal or health information in the custody or under the control of organizations, custodians and public bodies is protected or you may have expectations on the secure management of your information. When working for organizations (or if you have your own business), public bodies or health care custodians, as an employee or contractor, you are required to comply with the applicable privacy laws in Alberta or you may be part of a team that helps to protect the personal or health information of others. In this presentation you will get to understand the role of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner as an enforcer of the privacy laws in Alberta. You will also get to understand the important role information security plays in the work the Office does from the review of privacy impact assessments and privacy breach reports to conducting privacy investigations including prosecutable (offence) investigations. The Protection of personal and health information is a requirement in all of Alberta’s three privacy laws.
27 сен 2023
