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Fee: Complimentary
Overview
Ontario’s 2026 Budget, A Plan to Protect Ontario, introduced Bill 97, which contains significant amendments to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). This session, designed for HR professionals, in‑house counsel, privacy officers, senior administrators, and employer‑side advisors will provide a practical overview of the MFIPPA changes introduced through Ontario’s 2026 Budget and their implications for workplace privacy obligations.
Format
This 1-hour webinar will review the MFIPPA amendments arising from Bill 97 that are most relevant to institutions covered the Act including school boards, municipalities, police services boards, boards of health, transit commissions, library boards and other local boards, with a particular focus on how the reforms affect the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of employee personal information.
Topics to be covered include:
- revised timelines and procedural expectations for responding to access requests
- approaches to managing large or complex requests (expanded institutional flexibility)
- implications of electronic and digital records for access, retention, and searches
- new privacy-related measures for MFIPPA institutions: enhanced safeguards, breach-related obligations including the new breach notification requirement , the introduction of privacy impact assessment requirements on institutions
- practical impacts on internal governance, record-management practices, and compliance planning for public-sector employers
Hicks Morley will endeavour to accommodate guests with a disability in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code guidelines and other applicable legislation.