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Nunavut: OIPC publishes special report on preparedness for the Canada Post addressing change in Iqaluit
On April 16, 2024, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut (OIPC) published a special report on its investigation of the privacy risk flowing from a citywide change to mailing addresses in Iqaluit. The OIPC noted that the review was initiated pursuant to Section 49.1(2) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA).
The OIPC stated that the review focused on privacy-sensitive mail from four departments of the Nunavut Government:
- income assistance from Family Services;
- health-insurance cards from Health;
- payroll from Finance; and
- employee discipline from Human Resources.
What were the findings of the OIPC?
The OIPC found that Family Services had made reasonable security arrangements to reduce the risk of misaddressed mail, while the Health and Finance departments had not. The OIPC also found that there was no material increase in risk for the Human Resources department. Therefore, the OPIC recommended that the Health and Finance departments review and revise their risk mitigation plan.
You can read the special report here.
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