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Manitoba Ombudsman releases FIPPA investigation report about WRHA personal
care home standards inspection reports – Dec 18,
2020
Manitoba Ombudsman has released an investigation
report under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) about Winnipeg
Regional Health Authority (WRHA) personal care home standards inspection
reports.
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Manitoba Ombudsman releases 2019 annual report – Dec 2, 2020
Manitoba Ombudsman Jill Perron
has released her office’s annual report for 2019. The report quantifies contacts to the
office, identifies challenges and changes in operations and highlights education and
outreach efforts. It also features case summaries and detailed statistics on the office’s
work under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the Personal
Health Information Act (PHIA), the Ombudsman Act and the Public Interest Disclosure
(Whistleblower Protection) Act (PIDA).
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Manitoba Ombudsman celebrates Ombuds Day with release of Fairness by
Design – Oct 8, 2020
Manitoba Ombudsman is celebrating international Ombuds Day by releasing
Fairness by Design – two documents intended to assist public servants with incorporating
fairness into the design and delivery of programs and services.
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Manitoba Ombudsman initiates investigation into privacy breach at Manitoba
Families, Children’s DisABILITY Services – Sep 10,
2020
Manitoba Ombudsman has initiated an investigation
into a privacy breach affecting approximately 9,000 children who are clients of Children’s
DisABILITY Services (CDS) in Manitoba Families.
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Manitoba Ombudsman releases FIPPA audit report of four Manitoba public
bodies – Jun 25, 2020
Manitoba Ombudsman has released an audit report under the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) into the access to information practices
of four public bodies – Manitoba Finance, Executive Council Office, the Civil Service
Commission and Manitoba Crown Services.
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Privacy commissioners issue joint statement on privacy principles for contact
tracing and similar smartphone apps – May 7,
2020
Manitoba Ombudsman has joined with other federal,
provincial and territorial privacy commissioners in issuing a joint statement on the privacy
principles that should guide decisions about using contact tracing and similar smartphone
applications as public health tools to help address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advisories for public bodies and trustees about extensions under FIPPA and
responding to access requests under PHIA – Mar 24,
2020
The ombudsman has issued an advisory for public
bodies about extensions under FIPPA during the COVID-19 pandemic and an advisory for
trustees about responding to individuals’ access requests under PHIA during the COVID-19
pandemic.
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Canada’s access to information and privacy guardians urge governments to
modernize legislation to better protect Canadians – Nov 6,
2019
Information and Privacy Ombudspersons and
Commissioners from across Canada are urging their governments to modernize access to
information and privacy laws.
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Manitoba Ombudsman releases 2018 annual report – May 22, 2019
Manitoba Ombudsman’s 2018 Annual
Report highlights the work and accomplishments of the office under the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Personal Health Information Act, the
Ombudsman Act and the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection)
Act.
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Manitoba Ombudsman releases a report under PHIA about a privacy breach related
to MRI services – Apr 23, 2019
Manitoba Ombudsman has released an investigation report under the Personal
Health Information Act (PHIA) related to the unauthorized disclosure of personal health
information of 91 patients who received magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans within the
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) between 2008 and 2016. The patients’ health
information was disclosed in violation of PHIA to several media
organizations.
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