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Use of Police Information Checks in British Columbia
This report examines the increasing use of employment-related record checks, specifically what are known as police information checks.
Type: Investigation Report
Date: 4/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
Document #: F14-01
Public Body: N/A
By: Elizabeth Denham, Information and Privacy Commissioner
Use Of Employment-Related Criminal Record Checks: Government Of British Columbia
This investigation report examines whether the Government of British Columbia is conducting employment record checks in compliance with FIPPA. The report also includes best practices for ... more
This investigation report examines whether the Government of British Columbia is conducting employment record checks in compliance with FIPPA. The report also includes best practices for employment-based record checks, which will be of use to government as well as other public bodies.
Type: Investigation Report
Date: 7/25/2012 12:00:00 AM
Document #: F12-03
Public Body: Government Of British Columbia
By: Elizabeth Denham
Thompson Rivers University
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner initiated and conducted a proceeding to determine whether an applicant’s use of FIPPA amounted to an abuse of process and, if it did, what ... more
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner initiated and conducted a proceeding to determine whether an applicant’s use of FIPPA amounted to an abuse of process and, if it did, what remedy would be appropriate. The adjudicator determined that the applicant had engaged in an abuse of process and that six of his open files were included in this pattern of abuse. The adjudicator ...
Type: Order
Date: 6/12/2025 12:00:00 AM
Document #: F25-43
Public Body: Thompson Rivers University
By: Rene Kimmett
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority's duty to assist
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) conducted this audit of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority’s (VCH) Freedom of Information (FOI) program under s. 42(1)(a) of FIPPA. ... more
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) conducted this audit of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority’s (VCH) Freedom of Information (FOI) program under s. 42(1)(a) of FIPPA. Similar to previous OIPC audits of public bodies’ access to information processes, this audit focused on whether VCH met its duty to assist and examined areas where VCH performed well, and areas where ...
Type: Audit Report
Date: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
Document #: 24-02
Public Body: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
The Board of Education of School District No. 75 (Mission)
In 2004, the Board began requiring applicants for teaching positions to complete an on-line assessment developed and administered in the United States. The collection of personal information through ... more
In 2004, the Board began requiring applicants for teaching positions to complete an on-line assessment developed and administered in the United States. The collection of personal information through the assessment is not expressly authorized by or under an Act, but it does, with the exception of social insurance numbers, relate directly to the Board’s recruitment process for new teachers under s. ...
Type: Order
Date: 6/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Document #: F07-10
Public Body: The Board of Education of School District No. 75 (Mission)
By: David Loukidelis
Review of private liquor and cannabis retailers
Private sector liquor and cannabis retailers are tasked with collecting our personal information. And for good reason. They need to verify age by checking a driver’s license, they capture video using ... more
Private sector liquor and cannabis retailers are tasked with collecting our personal information. And for good reason. They need to verify age by checking a driver’s license, they capture video using surveillance systems to ensure security, they use our financial information for payment, and they collect employee information for HR and payroll purposes. Retailers’ authority to collect this kind ...
Type: Compliance Report
Date: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM
Document #: 21-02
Public Body: private liquor and cannabis retailers
By: Michael McEvoy
2004-2005 Annual Report
It has been a privilege to spend the last six years promoting transparent and accountable government and privacy protection in both the public and private sectors and I am grateful for the ... more
It has been a privilege to spend the last six years promoting transparent and accountable government and privacy protection in both the public and private sectors and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the citizens of this province.
Type: Budget, Annual Report & Service Plan
Date: 6/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
2008-2009 Annual Report
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act guarantees ordinary citizens the right of access to most information (anything recorded in print or electronic form) in the hands of the more ... more
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act guarantees ordinary citizens the right of access to most information (anything recorded in print or electronic form) in the hands of the more than 2,000 public bodies (primarily provincial and local government agencies) covered by FIPPA. Democracy works best when government is fully accountable to the people it serves. Making access to ...
Type: Budget, Annual Report & Service Plan
Date: 6/20/2009 12:00:00 AM
2010-2011 Annual Report
There has been a remarkable consistency in the number of requests for review and complaints made to our office in recent years under the two laws we oversee, the Freedom of Information and Protection ... more
There has been a remarkable consistency in the number of requests for review and complaints made to our office in recent years under the two laws we oversee, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). In fact, the total number of FIPPA and PIPA requests and complaints we received during the fiscal year covered by this ...
Type: Budget, Annual Report & Service Plan
Date: 6/20/2011 12:00:00 AM
Budget and Service Plan 2016/17-2018/19
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Type: Budget, Annual Report & Service Plan
Date: 11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM