Commissioner Releases Privacy Breach Notification Statistics October 1 – December 31, 2017

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

January 26, 2018

In our most recent reporting period (October 1 – December 31, 2017), the OIPC received 59 privacy breach reports under the ATIPPA, 2015 from 20 public bodies. This is up from the 40 reports from 15 public bodies received in the previous reporting period.

Privacy breach reports to the Commissioner are used primarily to allow the OIPC to advise public bodies about the breach response process, to discuss ways to avoid similar breaches and also to target specific issues or public bodies for privacy training.

If any public body would like the OIPC to deliver training regarding privacy breaches, or any other topic relating to access or privacy, contact our Office to arrange a time.

Summary by Public Body
City of St. John’s2
College of the North Atlantic3
Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour7
Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development4
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development1
Department of Finance1
Department of Fisheries and Land Resources1
Human Resource Secretariat5
Department of Justice & Public Safety2
Department of Service NL10
Department of Transportation and Works1
Eastern Health4
Executive Council1
Newfoundland and Labrador English School District3
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation3
Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission4
Public Service Commission1
Town of Labrador City1
Town of Lewisporte1
Workplace NL4
Summary by Type
Email22
Other12
Mail Out12
In Person8
Intentional (i.e. willful breach)3
Technical Malfunction2

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Media contact
Sean Murray
Director of Research and Quality Assurance
(709) 729-6309

2018 01 26 11:25 am