Treat the personal information under your control, as you would want someone to treat your personal information under their control.
Alberta Elected Officials/Appointees
New Online FOIP Training Available
NEW online Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection (FOIP) Act training opportunity! We are pleased to announce that is is now complete and ready for enrollment. ENROLL HERE
This course is a self-managed awareness training opportunity. It is intended to provide elected officials, councilors, trustees, and appointees a basic overview of the concepts of information access and privacy in relation to Alberta's privacy legislation. A certificate of completion will be produced upon completion of all lessons.
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) adds to all the other rights of individuals and organizations with respect to the access to information and protection of personal information within local public bodies.
If you are not a FOIP Coordinator, councilor, trustee, appointee, elected official, or a "head" of a municipality, please refer to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) training as it is Alberta's private sector privacy law.
This course will equip you with an understanding of the following:
- The Role of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC).
- Overview of FOIP (and its regulations) and who it applies to.
- Council Obligations
- Why (protecting) Privacy is important.
- Plus: Privacy in a Pandemic (Emergency)
- Why (right to) Access is important.
- How to make an Access Request (Step by Step)
- Privacy Breaches: Know the Risks
- What Albertans/Canadians think about Privacy.
- How FOIP relates to Collecting Personal Information.
- How FOIP relates to Using Personal Information.
- How FOIP relates to Disclosing Personal Information.
- Records Management
- Employees (records) and FOIP.
- FOIP and Paramountcy
- FOIP Commonly asked Questions for Councils
- Overview CASL: Understanding Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
- Overview Copyright Act as it relates to FOIP
- Resource Links
Course Details:
Estimated Time: 1-3Hours
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost $149.00 (PayPal)
Documents: Comes with downloadable PDF and WORD Manual for Elected Officials
Alberta Privacy Consultant for Small Business and Start-ups
We are based in Edmonton and work with organizations and businesses of all sizes across a diverse range of industries including health care, municipalities, non-profit committees and boards.
New Online Training Available
This course is a self-managed awareness training opportunity. It is intended to provide organizations and individuals a basic overview of the concepts of information access and privacy in relation in Alberta’s privacy legislation. A certificate of completion will be produced upon completion of all lessons and final quiz.
The Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) is Alberta’s private sector privacy law.
Applying to provincially regulated private sector organizations, businesses and, in some instances, to non-profit organizations for the protection of personal information and to provide an individual their right to access personal information under the control of the organization.
For public bodies, such as government departments and municipalities, please see the Freedom of Information and Protection (FOIP) of Privacy Training Course in the course option menu.
This course will equip you with an understanding of the following:
- The Role of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC).
- Overview of PIPA (and its regulations) and who is applies to.
- Why (protecting) Privacy is important.
- Why (right to) Access is important.
- Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting and How to do it!
- What Albertans/Canadians think about Privacy.
- How PIPA relates to Collecting Personal Information.
- How PIPA relates to Using Personal Information.
- How PIPA related to Disclosing Personal Information.
- Employees (records) and PIPA.
- PIPEDA and PIPA
- Quick Overview of FOIP (As it relates to PIPA)
Course Information
Estimated Time: 3 Hours
Difficulty: Beginner
Course Instructor
Shannyn's strong academic background and passion for strategic information management systems make her a highly capable advisor for those seeking to integrate legislation compliance with real-world experience and management. Shannyn is a skilled advocate and educator of Canada's Access and Privacy Legislation. In addition to her Human Services degree, Professional Investigators and IAPP Certificates, she is certified with the Canadian Institute of Access and Privacy Professionals at Professional (CIAPP-P) Status. Shannyn is a frequent conference speaker and leads thought-provoking training sessions for public, health, and private sectors in communities across Alberta.
Course Enrollment
It’s all about Trust and Relationships, not just privacy compliance
An effective privacy management program directly supports your organizations or businesses’ success and reputation. The information held and managed by you is ultimately about people and reputable organizations are built on trust with people.
However, navigating the landscape of the information you hold about the people you do business with, whether public or private, can be time consuming, overwhelming, and confusing. Our consultants specialize in privacy so you can keep focus on your area of expertise.
If your organization, public or private, uses, collects, or stores information such as: business transactions, employee records, customer records, client files, patient or student records, you are obligated to consider a privacy and information management strategy as the consequences of having an internal or external privacy breach can be severe and include sanctions, damage to reputation, and monetary penalties or fines.
Our team is here to ensure that doesn’t happen to you! We have experts in federal and provincial access privacy policies who can support you in a variety of ways:
- Privacy Officer on Demand
- Produce a Privacy Impact Assessment
- Enrich your staff with training to better prevent and manage privacy related matters
- Develop compliant policies and review schedule
- Privacy Breach Investigations Support
- Website design and marketing
- Contact us to find out how we can help you! (403) 409-3447
info@rustructconsulting.com