The Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has released guidance to assist professionals in addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) guidance: Sharing Information in Situations Involving Intimate Partner Violence: Guidance for Professionals, clarifying privacy rules for lawful disclosures of personal information for IPV prevention. All Registrants are encouraged to review this report.
The impetus for the development of these guidelines were misconceptions observed by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner about permissible disclosures under Ontario’s privacy laws. This guidance provides an overview of the key privacy provisions that permit such disclosures in situations involving IPV, emphasizing circumstances involving a risk of serious harm to individual health or safety.
