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Federal, Provincial, Territorial

Manitoba Ombudsman is part of a federal, provincial and territorial community of access and privacy oversight offices across Canada. As an oversight community, we often work together on issues of mutual interest and concern.

Canada’s Information Commissioners and Ombuds issue joint resolution calling for enhanced transparency in government operations (December 10, 2024)

• News release: Canada’s Information Commissioners and Ombuds issue joint resolution calling for enhanced transparency in government operations oversight
• Joint resolution: Canada’s Information Commissioners and Ombuds issue joint resolution calling for enhanced transparency in government operations oversight

Responsible information-sharing in situations involving intimate partner violence (November 27, 2024)

• News release: Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners and Ombuds with responsibility for privacy oversight
• Joint resolution: Responsible information-sharing in situations involving intimate partner violence

Privacy and access to information rights during and after a pandemic (June 2, 2021)

• News release: Joint resolution about privacy and access to information rights during and after a pandemic
• Joint resolution: Reinforcing Privacy and Access to Information Rights During and After a Pandemic

Privacy and COVID-19 vaccine passports (May 19, 2021)

• News release: Vaccine passports must meet highest level of privacy protection

• Joint Statement by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners

Privacy principles for contact tracing and similar smartphone applications (May 7, 2020)

• Joint statement by federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners: Supporting public health, building public trust

Effective privacy and access to information legislation in a data driven society (November 6, 2019)

• News release: Canada’s access to information and privacy guardians urge governments to modernize legislation to better protect Canadians
• Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners

Privacy and political parties (September 17, 2018)

• News release: Canada’s access to information and privacy guardians call for privacy regulation and oversight of political parties
• Joint resolution: Securing Trust and Privacy in Canada’s Electoral Process

Smart cities Challenge (April 26, 2018)

• Joint letter to Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities: Smart Cities Challenge

Privacy education (November 8, 2017)

• Joint letter to the Council of Ministers of Education: make privacy education a greater priority in curricula

Solicitor-client privilege (October 18, 2017)

• News release: Information and privacy commissioners across Canada call on governments to safeguard independent review of solicitor-client privilege claims
• Resolution: Safeguarding independent review of solicitor-client privilege claims

Consultation on Canada’s National Security Framework (December 6, 2016)

• News release: Don’t repeat past mistakes, Privacy Commissioner warns as government reviews national security framework
• Backgrounder: Privacy and Canada’s national security framework
• Statement: Privacy Commissioner’s remarks on a submission to the government’s consultation on Canada’s national security framework
• Submission: Consultation on Canada’s National Security Framework

Information sharing (January 25, 2016)

• Protecting and promoting Canadians’ privacy and access rights in information sharing initiatives (resolution)

Duty to document (January 25, 2016)

• Statement of the information and privacy commissioners of Canada on the duty to document

Implications of Bill C-51 (March 6, 2015)

• Manitoba Ombudsman joins other privacy commissioners in expressing concerns about the implications of Bill C-51 (news release)

Body-worn cameras (February 18, 2015)

• Law enforcement agencies urged to consider privacy and personal information protection before adopting body-worn cameras (news release)
• Guidance for the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement authorities (guidance document)

Access and privacy rights in the era of digital government (November 13, 2014)

• Canada's access to information and privacy guardians urge governments to better protect and promote rights of Canadians (news release)
• Protect and promote Canadians’ access and privacy rights in the era of digital government (resolution)

National security and law enforcement measures (October 29, 2014)

• Privacy and information commissioners of Canada: statement on national security and law enforcement measures

Modernization of information and privacy laws (October 9, 2013)

• Canada’s access to information and privacy guardians urge government to modernize laws (news release)
• Modernizing access and privacy laws for the 21st century (resolution)

Privacy emergency kit (May 8, 2013)

• New privacy emergency kit helps organizations prepare for a crisis (news release)
• Privacy emergency kit (guidance document)