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Commissioner Harvey presented to the Local Government Management Association (LGMA) BC's Annual Conference this morning on the theme of "Information, privacy and trust: empowering local governments, building better communities." www.lgma.ca/2025-annual-...
June 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Come and work with us! The OIPC BC is currently advertising for Case Review (ie intake) Officers (1 position) and Policy Analysts (up to 2). We are also looking to create eligibility lists for both. These competitions close June 17 and 19 respectively.

www.oipc.bc.ca/about/careers/
Careers - Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC
Want to join a dynamic team with a big mandate? As an independent office of the Legislature, we offer competitive salaries & compensation in Victoria, BC.
www.oipc.bc.ca
June 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The dead have rights!

To be specific, under BC’s FIPPA, deceased people retain privacy rights after their death. That said, it can get a little complicated.

So during this Privacy Awareness Week (we didn’t want to wait until Halloween) we have issued this new guidance. Check it out!
The OIPC issued a guidance document today that provides general information about requesting access to records of a deceased individual and how British Columbia’s FIPPA protects the privacy of their personal information. www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/gu...
May 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Kicking off Privacy Awareness Week on CBC BC Today - check the link below to listen live or tune in later on demand.
Today Commissioner Harvey will join Michelle Eliot on CBC's BC Today, 12:30-1pm and will take calls from listeners about protecting their privacy online. Tune in here to listen here live: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
May 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We were well represented at the Privacy and Data Governance Congress by Deputy Commissioner Twiss
oline Twiss, OIPC Deputy Commissioner, far right, joined other Canadian regulators today for a roundtable discussion at the Privacy & Data Governance Congress in Ottawa, Canada, on the theme of protecting personal information in the digital age. #privacy #access
April 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Have your say: Commissioner announces seven-city public consultation tour: www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/ne...
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Commissioner Harvey participated on a VIPSS panel this a.m. with his colleagues Commissioners Patricia Kosseim and Diane McLeod. The session focused on what the public sector needs to do to benefit from the potential of AI while respecting the rights of citizens and promoting public trust.
Session 3A - Concurrent Panel: Transformation of Privacy in the Public Sector

Moderator: Dr. Teresa Scassa

Speakers:
Michael Harvey, Patricia Kossiem, Diana McLeod

#VIPSS
#VIPSS25
#VIPSSummit
#cybersecurityconference
#dataprivacyconference
March 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Join Commissioner Michael Harvey in Victoria on Thursday, March 13, as he kicks off day two of the VIPSS conference. In his keynote, he will discuss how to keep rights front and centre when it comes to consent in the age of Big Data. #VIPSS #privacy #consent
📣 The 27th Annual #VIPSSummit is pleased to welcome the Information & Privacy Commissioner of BC, Michael Harvey as a KEYNOTE SPEAKER!

Meet with privacy & security leaders in Victoria, March 11-13, 2025 👉 vipss.ca

#VIPSS #VIPSS25
March 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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📣Join Canada's Information and Privacy Commissioners for a panelist discussion on "Transformation of Privacy in the Public Sector"

Collaborate with privacy & security leaders. Reserve your seat today 👉 vipss.ca

#cybersecurityleaders #VIPSSummit #VIPSS #AI
February 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Thanks for the repost to your network Prof Bennett.
Statement by new BC Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, on Data Privacy Day.
www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/ne...
www.oipc.bc.ca
January 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM