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Tools for Public Bodies and Municipalities
Consultation Requests:
Consultation Request Guidelines
Privacy Tools:
1) Breaches
Key Steps to Responding to Privacy Breaches
Étapes à suivre en cas d'attientes à la vie privée (français)
2) Privacy Impact Assessments
Privacy Impact Assessment - FOIPOP
Privacy Impact Assessment - MGA
3) Security
Reasonable Security Checklist for Personal Information
Best Password Practices / Meilleures pratiques pour les mots de passe
4) Privacy Management Program
Privacy Management Program - At a Glance
Privacy Management Program - Getting Started (for smaller public bodies and municipalities)
Privacy Management Program Gap Analysis for Public Bodies and Municipalities
5) Guides
Tips for Addressing Employee Snooping
Protect Against Phishing - Technology Fact Sheet
Big Data Guidelines for Nova Scotia
Video Surveillance Policy Template
Access & Privacy - A Councillor's Guide
Access & Privacy - Councillor's Q&A's
Instant Messaging and Personal Email Accounts Guide
Guidance for the Use of Criminal Record Checks by Universities and Colleges
Guidance for the Use of Criminal Record Checks by Health Profession Regulating Bodies
Guidance for the Use of Body-Worn Cameras by Law Enforcement
Access Tools:
1) Time Extensions
Time Extension Guidelines for Public Bodies
Time Extension Request Form for Public Bodies
Time Extension Guidelines for Municipalities
Time Extension Request Form for Municipalities
2) Guides
Duty to Assist #1: Communication with Applicants
Duty to Assist #2: Conducting an Adequate Search
Duty to Assist #3: Third Party Notice
Duty to Assist #4: How to Calculate Fees
Access & Privacy - A Councillor's Guide
Access & Privacy - Councillor's Q&A's
Instant Messaging and Personal Email Accounts Guide
Tools Designed for Municipalities & Local Public Bodies
Access & Privacy - A Councillor's Guide
Access & Privacy - Councillor's Q&A's
Guidance for the Use of Body Worn Cameras by Law Enforcement
Privacy Impact Assessment - MGA
Privacy Management Program - At a Glance
Privacy Management Program - Getting Started (for smaller public bodies and municipalities)
Privacy Management Program Gap Analysis for Public Bodies and Municipalities
