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OIPC Training Materials
Access & Privacy Essentials (FOIPOP & MGA)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has developed an interactive workshop focused on how to deliver an access to information and protection of privacy program on behalf of a public body or a municipality in Nova Scotia. This training includes an extensive toolkit and is intended for anyone who has responsibilities relating to the processing of access to information requests and/or has responsibilities for administering the privacy program of their public body or municipality.
Access & Privacy Essentials Training Outline
Access & Privacy Essentials (FOIPOP & MGA) Toolkit
Access & Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff
Access & Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff with Speaker's Notes
Privacy Breach Management (FOIPOP, MGA & PHIA)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has created a workshop to help public bodies, municipalities and health custodians recognize a privacy breach, respond effectively to the breach, and prevent future breaches. This training includes an extensive toolkit and is intended for anyone who has responsibilities relating to administrating a privacy breach management program and/or managing privacy breaches of their public body, municipality or health custodian.
Privacy Breach Management Training Outline
Privacy Breach Management (FOIPOP, MGA & PHIA) Toolkit
Chief Privacy Officer Training (FOIPOP & MGA)
Building and leading an effective privacy breach management program in any organization is a daunting challenge. What personal information are you protecting? How do you respond to a privacy breach? And where are those breaches likely to occur? The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia has developed a one-day training program for privacy champions in public bodies and municipalities.
Chief Privacy Officer Training Outline
Access & Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff
Access & Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff with Speaker's Notes
PHIA Essentials for Custodians
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has developed an interactive workshop focused on learning the basics of access to information and privacy rules under Nova Scotia's Personal Health Information Act (PHIA). These tools are intended for regulated health professionals and/or their delegates who have responsibilities related to access and privacy in handling of personal health information.
PHIA Essentials for Custodians Training Outline
PHIA Essentials for Custodians Toolkit
PHIA Basics for Staff
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has created a 30-minute presentation designed to support health custodians and their staff in understanding the basics of access and privacy basic concepts under the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).
PHIA Basics for Staff Presentation
PHIA Basics for Staff Presentation with Speaker's Notes
Privacy for Non-Profits in Nova Scotia
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has created a toolkit to help non-profit organizations understand privacy best practices, become familiar with key privacy tools, be able to identify a privacy breach and how to respond to privacy breaches when they occur. The toolkit also provides guidance on how to begin to incorporate a privacy management program into non-profit organizations.
Privacy Toolkit for Non-Profits in Nova Scotia
Privacy Rights of Children and Teens
In partnership with federal, provincial and territorial information and privacy commissioners across the country, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia supported the development of this training program intended to introduce students from grades 9 - 12 to important privacy principles relating to personal information collection online. The two hour course teaches them ways to find out what personal information may or has been collected by platforms they use, how to limit data collection about themselves, and the various forms of recourse that are available to them if they feel an organization is not respecting their privacy rights.
Privacy Rights of Children and Teens
Access and Privacy Essentials for Small Public Bodies (FOIPOP)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has developed a training toolkit for small public bodies covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP). This toolkit is intended for administrators of small public bodies who have responsibilities relating to the processing of access to information requests and/or have responsibilities for administering the privacy program of their public body.
Access & Privacy Essentials for Small Public Bodies Toolkit (FOIPOP)
Access and Privacy Essentials for Universities and Colleges (FOIPOP)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has developed a training toolkit focused on how to deliver an access to information and protection of privacy program on behalf of a university or college in Nova Scotia. This toolkit is intended for anyone who has responsibilities related to the processing of access to information requests and/or has the responsibility for administering the privacy program of a university or college in Nova Scotia.
Access and Privacy Essentials for Universities and Colleges Toolkit (FOIPOP)
Access and Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff
Access and Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff with Speaker's Notes
Chief Privacy Officer Toolkit (PHIA)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has developed a training toolkit designed to support Chief Privacy Officers (CPO) for health custodians covered by the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA). This toolkit includes guidance on understanding the key tasks of a CPO within the first six months amd strategies to implement a privacy management program or conduct a privacy impact assessment.
Chief Privacy Officer Toolkit (PHIA)
PHIA Basics for Staff Presentation
PHIA Basics for Staff Presentation with Speaker's Notes
Access and Privacy Basics for Staff (FOIPOP & MGA)
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has created a 30-minute presentation designed to support employees of public bodies and municipalities understand the basics of access to information and privacy concepts under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Part XX of the Municipal Government Act.
Access and Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff
Access and Privacy Basics Presentation for Staff with Speaker's Notes
