News

• Canadian Information and Privacy Regulators Call for Stronger Safeguards for Sharing Personal Health Information

  Sep 26, 2022

  In a joint resolution, Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial information and privacy commissioners and ombudspersons are calling for a concerted effort across the healthcare sector to modernize and strengthen privacy protections for sharing personal health information.

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• Manitoba Ombudsman releases 2020 annual report

  Dec 29, 2021

  Manitoba Ombudsman Jill Perron has released her office’s annual report for 2020, which quantifies contacts to the office, identifies some of the challenges faced during the first year of the pandemic and features case summaries and detailed statistics on the office’s work under all of its mandates.

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• Manitoba Ombudsman lays three charges under the Personal Health Information Act

  Oct 20, 2021

  An investigation by Manitoba Ombudsman has resulted in three charges being laid against an employee of a trustee under the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).

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Your Information Rights Under FIPPA (2022)

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• About the Office

  Mission and goals, meet the ombudsman, history, contact information and more.

• Access and Privacy Division

  This division is responsible for upholding access to information and privacy rights by investigating complaints and reviewing compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).

• Ombudsman Division

  This division promotes fairness and administrative accountability through investigation of complaints relating to matters of administration under the Ombudsman Act and disclosures of wrongdoing under the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act.