Statement of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Regarding his Office’s Role with Respect to Disclosure of Documents by Public Bodies

June 9, 2022

On the afternoon of June 7, I received correspondence from Executive Council requesting that I review a report that had been prepared by the Citizen’s Representative, and related correspondence. I had not been consulted prior to receiving this request. Less…

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Joins FPT Counterparts in a Joint Statement Recommending a Clear Legal Framework for Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology

May 2, 2022

Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, calls attention to the May 2 release of a Joint Statement of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners regarding the use of facial recognition technology by police. The Joint Statement recognizes…

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Comments on Recent Court Ruling Regarding Commissioner’s Powers under ATIPPA, 2015

April 5, 2022

With the passage of ATIPPA, 2015, the legislature unanimously accepted the recommendations of the Wells Committee Report, which effectively repudiated previous amendments to the statute with Bill 29, putting an end to an era of significantly weakened oversight over how…

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