Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario

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The office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario (IPC) was created in 1987 by the Province of Ontario, Canada to act independently of government to uphold and promote open government and protect personal privacy.

The role of the Commissioner is described in three statutes:

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1988)
Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1991)
Personal Health Information Protection Act (2004)

Under its statutory mandate, the IPC is responsible for:

resolving appeals from refusals to provide access to information;
investigating privacy complaints about information held by government organizations and health information custodians;
ensuring that the government organizations and health information custodians comply with the provisions of the Acts;
educating the public about Ontario's access and privacy laws;
conducting research on access and privacy issues, and providing advice and comment on proposed government legislation and programs.

The current Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario is Ann Cavoukian.