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• Manitoba School Divisions PowerSchool Privacy Breaches

  Feb 14, 2025

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• Canada’s Information Commissioners and Ombuds issue joint resolution calling for enhanced transparency in government operations

  Dec 10, 2024

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• Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners and Ombuds with responsibility for privacy oversight

  Nov 27, 2024

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• Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Information Regulators Unite in Resolution to Enhance Access to Government Information

  Oct 4, 2023

  Federal, provincial and territorial Information Commissioners and Ombudspersons, signed a joint resolution today aimed at reinforcing the public's right to access government-held information.

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• Ombudsman releases status update on Manitoba Families’ implementation of CDS privacy breach audit recommendations

  Sep 1, 2023

  Manitoba Families. Follow-up on the status of the department’s implementation of nine privacy breach recommendations identified in Manitoba Ombudsman’s April 2021 Children’s disAbility Services (CDS) systemic investigation. The investigation concerned a privacy breach where the personal health information of 8,900 CDS service recipients was unintentionally disclosed. Our office determined that Families has fully implemented seven of nine recommendations, and needs to take further actions on two recommendations.

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