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IPC STATISTICS

IPC Statistics

2,574
Files opened
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2,857
Files closed
1,258
Access appeals opened
1,347
Access appeals resolved
340
M/FIPPA privacy files opened
450
M/FIPPA Privacy Files Closed

Overall Opened Files 2018 - 2022

Year FIPPA MFIPPA PHIPA CYFSA Total
2018 761 986 869 2,616
2019 732 1,047 1,035 2,814
2020 923 768 926 151 2,768
2021 736 1,029 993 165 2,923
2022 682 916 884 92 2,574

Overall Closed Files 2018 - 2022

Year FIPPA MFIPPA PHIPA CYFSA Total
2018 752 939 727 2,418
2019 743 947 1,002 2,692
2020 771 569 624 55 2,019
2021 708 1,021 1,079 168 2,976
2022 731 1,066 965 95 2,857

Average duration to process and close a file 2018-2022 (months)

Year Access Appeals Privacy Files
2018 9.4 4.3
2019 9.2 4.6
2020 10.9 7.8
2021 12.0 7.3
2022 12.5 8.1

Access Appeals Opened 2022

Provincial Municipal
567 697

Access Appeals Resolved by Stage 2022

Early resolution Mediation Adjudication
227 794 326

Issues in Access Appeals Opened in 2022

Issues Total
Exemptions 595
Reasonable Search 145
Deemed Refusal 143
Act Does Not Apply 117
Third Party Appeals 96
Other 162

Provincial Access Appeals Opened/Closed 2018 – 2022

Year Opened Closed
2022 561 575
2021 615 579
2020 815 691
2019 568 580
2018 628 641

Municipal Access Appeals Opened/Closed 2018 – 2022

Year Opened Closed
2022 697 772
2021 791 777
2020 579 445
2019 853 762
2018 814 790

Outcome of Access Appeals Closed by Order in 2022

Institution's decision upheld 170
Institution's decision partially upheld 52
Institution's decision not upheld 35
Dismissal after representations 2
No inquiry 1
Other 2

Provincial Privacy Complaints & Self-Reported Breaches Opened/Closed 2018 – 2022

Year Opened Closed
2022 121 156
2021 121 129
2020 113 80
2019 164 162
2018 134 109

Municipal Privacy Complaints & Self-Reported Breaches Opened/Closed 2017 – 2022

Year Opened Closed
2022 219 294
2021 238 244
2020 195 124
2019 196 186
2018 172 148

Privacy Complaints Closed by Type of Resolution 2022

Resolved 92
Screened Out 179
Withdrawn 13
Abandoned 6
Report 8
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865
Health Files Opened
965
Health Files Closed
92
CYFSA Files Opened
95
CYFSA Files Closed
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* 8 out of 29 Cyberattacks involved Ransomware

Self-Reported Health Privacy Breaches by Cause 2022

Misdirected or Lost Personal Information 163
Snooping 143
General Unauthorized Collection/Use/Disclosure 122
Stolen Personal Information 33
Cyberattack* 29
Unsecured Records 3

Types of Health Files Opened 2022

Access/Correction Complaint 180
Collection/Use/Disclosure Complaint 163
IPC-initiated 30
Reported Breach 492

* 1 out of 20 orders/decisions issued was an interim order

Outcome of Health Files Closed 2022

Resolved 745
Screened Out / Dismissed 75
Withdrawn 67
Abandoned 58
Order/Decision Issued* 20

* 8 out of 29 Cyberattacks involved Ransomware

Self-Reported Health Privacy Breaches by Cause 2022

General Unauthorized Collection/Use/Disclosure 16
Misdirected or Lost Personal Information 16
Snooping 8
Stolen Personal Information 3
Cyberattack* 3

CYFSA Files Opened by Issue 2022

Access/Correction Complaint 27
Collection/Use/Disclosure Complaint 17
IPC-Initiated Collection/Use/Disclosure Complaint 2
Reported Breach 46

* 1 out of 20 orders/decisions issued was an interim order

Outcome of CYFSA Files Closed 2022

Resolved 69
Screened Out 12
Withdrawn 5
Abandoned 5
Order/Decision Issued* 4