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News Release - Federal, Provincial and Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners issue a joint resolution calling for open government principles
September 01, 2010

Health Information Act amendments come into force September 1 - Commissioner releases revised HIA Guide
August 26, 2010

News Release: Commissioner investigates steps taken to ensure accuracy of health information following media report of stolen Alberta health card
August 23, 2010

News Release Investigation Report H2010-IR-002
August 18, 2010
Records found in vacant clinic lead to breach of HIA

News Release Order H2010-002
August 11, 2010
Health Custodian failed to fulfill duty, but properly refused to correct a health record

Decrease in crime shows we have less to fear
August 10, 2010
On August 6, 2010, the Edmonton Journal published a letter to the editor written by Commissioner Work

News Release H2010-001
August 04, 2010
Adjudicator rules release of health information was justified

News Release: Privacy Commissioner on lower crime rates and the need for surveillance
July 23, 2010

News Release Order F2010-005
July 21, 2010
An Adjudicator has confirmed a decision by Alberta Justice and Attorney General to refuse a fee waiver request.

News Release Order F2009-043
July 13, 2010
An Adjudicator has determined that Alberta Employment and Immigration properly severed information that had been requested, but also that the Public Body may not have conducted an adequate search.

News Release Order F2010-004
July 13, 2010
An Adjudicator has confirmed a decision by Alberta Solicitor General to refuse to waive fees for a request for information under the FOIP Act.

News Release Order F2009-044
July 09, 2010
Adjudicator determines Edmonton Police Service properly withheld requested information

News Release Order F2010-002
July 09, 2010
Adjudicator orders release of address information

New Forms designed to streamline Information and Privacy processes
July 08, 2010

News Release Order F2009-042
July 06, 2010
Adjudicator confirms decision to withhold information but orders release of other information that had been withheld.

News Release Orders P2009-013 & P2009-014
June 29, 2010
Two organizations in Edson have been found in contravention of several sections of the Personal Information Protection Act following an inquiry into posters which had been posted around the community.

News Release Order P2009-012
June 23, 2010
Adjudicator determines some personal information was released in contravention of privacy law

News Release Orders F2009-035 and F2009-036
June 23, 2010
Adjudicator determines that possible collection and disclosure of personal information by a school district would have been authorized

News Release: Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to hear appeal of Alberta Court of Appeal decision
June 17, 2010

News Release Order F2009-040
June 09, 2010
Adjudicator determines Edmonton Police Service properly withheld some information but did not properly respond to part of an access request

News Release Order F2010-001
June 09, 2010
Alberta Environment met its duty to assist

News Release - Commissioner Work appoints Jill Clayton as Assistant Commissioner
June 08, 2010

News Release Order F2009-037
May 11, 2010
Commissioner orders release of expense claims with some exceptions

News Release Order F2009-039
May 06, 2010
Adjudicator waives fees for records requested from Calgary Board of Education

Changes to Personal Information Protection Act take effect May 1 and include first in Canada Breach Notification Requirements
April 29, 2010

News Release F2009-033
April 21, 2010
Region 3 Calgary and area Child and Family Services Authority properly withheld some records, but improperly withheld others.

News Release F2009-028
April 15, 2010
Adjudicator orders Alberta Health Services to release records and conduct a new search for responsive records.

News Release Order F2009-027
April 15, 2010
Alberta Justice and Attorney General ordered to reconsider decision to withhold certain records.

News Release Order P2009-011
April 15, 2010
Cardinal Coach Lines ordered to stop disclosing personal information.

Privacy Commissioner Issues New Privacy Impact Assessment Requirements
April 15, 2010

News Release F2009-030
April 13, 2010
Adjudicator determines insurance records don't belong to Alberta Corporate Human Resources.

News Release F2009-034
April 13, 2010
Adjudicator confirms University of Alberta decision not to grant fee waiver.

News Release Order F2009-024
April 13, 2010
Service Alberta properly withheld some records but ordered to issue a response in relation to other records.

News Release: Commissioner comments on University of Alberta's plan to outsource its email service to Google
April 12, 2010

News Release F2009-031
April 08, 2010
Alberta Employment has been ordered to conduct an adequate search for telephone records related to an access request from an applicant.

News Release Order F2009-032
April 08, 2010
Adjudicator determines Calgary Police Service met its duty to assist.

News Release F2009-029
April 06, 2010
An Adjudicator has determined that the Edmonton Police Service must respond to an access request and that it cannot rely on a section of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to refuse to confirm or deny the existence of responsive records.

News Release Order P2009-010
April 01, 2010
An Adjudicator has confirmed a decision by Calian Ltd., to withhold certain information that had been requested by an individual.

News Release P2009-008
March 30, 2010
An Adjudicator has determined that the College of Psychologists properly withheld information under two sections of the Personal Information Protection Act.

News Release P2009-009
March 30, 2010
An Adjudicator has determined that a psychologist met her duty to assist an individual who had requested her personal information under the Personal Information Protection Act.

News Release Order F2009-026
March 16, 2010
An Adjudicator has ordered Mount Royal University to release records to an applicant.

News Release F2009-022
March 11, 2010
An inquiry by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner into an access request to the University of Calgary has determined that the University met its duty to assist an applicant.

News Release F2009-023
March 11, 2010
An inquiry into an access request has determined that the University of Alberta conducted an adequate search for records but did not meet its duty to assist an applicant.

News Release Order F2009-025
March 02, 2010
Adjudicator confirms University of Alberta decision to withold personal information, but requires the University to make a new response to the applicant.

News Release Order P2009-005
March 02, 2010
An adjudicator has determined that Odyssey Health Services responded to an information request accurately and completely as reasonably as possible.

News Release Investigation Report P2010-IR-001
February 23, 2010
Mark's Work Wearhouse investigated under the Personal Information Protection Act

News Release Order F2009-019 & F2009-020
February 04, 2010
City of Edmonton ordered to conduct adequate search for records and to cease disclosing personal information

News Release Order F2009-021
February 01, 2010
An Adjudicator with has ruled that Alberta Transportation should release the contract value/price of a third party's successful response to a request for proposals.

Commissioner Work expresses grave concern over recent Court of Appeal ruling.
January 29, 2010