Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Victoria Fulford has extensive experience in communications, currently serving as the Assistant Director/Manager of Strategic Communications at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario since July 2017. Prior roles include Manager of Corporate Services at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and various senior positions within the Ontario Government, providing strategic communications planning and management. Victoria's earlier career features key roles in communications with the Ontario Cabinet Office, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and several media organizations. Victoria holds a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) from Carleton University and a Master of Arts in Communication and Culture from York University, alongside studies at the University of Ottawa and the University of Toronto.
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Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
The role of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is set out in three statutes: the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Health Information Protection Act. The IPC acts independently of government to uphold and promote open government and the protection of personal privacy. Under the three Acts, the Information and Privacy Commissioner: - Resolves access to information appeals and complaints when government or health care practitioners and organizations refuse to grant requests for access or correction; - Investigates complaints with respect to personal information held by government or health care practitioners and organizations; - Conducts research into access and privacy issues; - Comments on proposed government legislation and programs; and - Educates the public about Ontario’s access and privacy laws.