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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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• Manitoba Ombudsman and the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth open a shared office in Thompson

  Apr 15, 2019

  Acting Ombudsman Marc Cormier is pleased to announce the opening of a shared office in Thompson with the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth. The office is part of a two-year pilot project to more effectively connect people in Thompson and the north with the ombudsman’s and advocate’s services.

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• Manitoba Ombudsman and the Manitoba Advocate release independent investigation reports into the youth justice system

  Feb 21, 2019

  Manitoba Ombudsman and the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth conducted a joint investigation into the use of pepper spray and segregation in youth correctional facilities, with each office examining the issues from the perspectives of their distinct mandates.

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PHIA Report on Case 2017-0143

OmbudsNews 2019-1

• About the Office

  Mission and goals, meet the ombudsman, history, contact information, ombudsman's expenses 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.