Current framework has gone nearly four decades without any major updates
Ontario is updating its access to information, privacy and cyber security framework for the first time in nearly 40 years, in changes that will directly affect HR leaders across hospitals, school boards, children’s aid societies and post‑secondary institutions.
Announced March 13 by the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, the reforms are intended to better protect people’s privacy, public information and sensitive data, with particular emphasis on children’s information.
“After nearly 40 years, we are modernizing Ontario’s privacy protections and bringing the province’s technology practices into the 21st century,” said Stephen Crawford, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement. “These updates will strengthen cyber security, protect cabinet confidentiality and ensure responsible modern governance.”
Introduced in 1988, the province’s current framework has “gone nearly four decades without any major updates and is no longer reflective of today’s technology or digital practices,” the government said, noting that it was designed before email, mobile devices and cloud‑based systems became standard. The outdated rules “create unnecessary privacy risks for both government and the public.”
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