Privacy Law: Your Guide to Personal Information Protection Under FIPPA and PHIA

Join Dayna Van Caeyzeele and Lary Loepp of the Ombudsman’s Office for a presentation about the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) FIPPA is an information rights law that gives an individual a legal right of access to records held by Manitoba public bodies, subject to specific and limited exceptions. PHIA provides access to information and protection of privacy rights concerning personal health information.

Topics include:

When PHIA and FIPPA apply

How to access information under these acts

What constitutes a violation

The role of the Manitoba Ombudsman

What to expect upon filing a complaint