Information and Privacy Commissioner (Ontario)

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC ) is the Freedom of Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada.

The legal basis for the IPC are the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Health Information Protection Act. In his work he is independent of the government. Office of the IPC is Toronto.

The tasks of the IPC include the handling of complaints in terms of freedom of information and data protection, monitoring compliance with the Freedom of Information and data protection laws by state organizations and educating the public.

Current IPC is the lawyer Ann Cavoukian. She was appointed to the IPC 1997 and the second term confirmed (until 2009) in her office.

The IPC Ontario is a member of the International Conference of Data Protection Commissioner and the protection of privacy and is represented there by Ann Cavoukian.