Commissioner Releases Privacy Breach Notification Statistics

Privacy breach reports to the Commissioner are used primarily to allow the OIPC to advise public bodies about the breach response process, to discuss ways to avoid similar breaches and also to target specific issues or public bodies for privacy training.

Summary by Public Body

• City of St. John's 2

• College of the North Atlantic 3

• Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour 7

• Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development 4

• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 1

• Department of Finance 1

• Department of Fisheries and Land Resources 1

• Human Resource Secretariat 5

• Department of Justice & Public Safety 2

• Department of Service NL 10

• Department of Transportation and Works 1

• Eastern Health 4

• Executive Council 1

• Newfoundland and Labrador English School District 3

• Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation 3

• Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission 4

• Public Service Commission 1

• Town of Labrador City 1

• Town of Lewisporte 1

• Workplace NL 4

• Summary by Type

• Email 22

• Other 12

• Mail Out 12

• In Person 8

• Intentional (i.e. willful breach) 3

• Technical Malfunction 2