Privacy & Personal Information Resources
Resources for privacy and information incidents for public sector organizations include:
Guidelines
- BC Privacy Protection Measures (PDF)
- Guide to Good Privacy Practices
- Information Incident Management Process (PDF)
- Information Sharing Agreements (PDF)
- Process for Responding to Privacy Breaches (PDF)
- PIA Guidelines (PDF)
- PIA Appendix A - Collection Authorities (PDF)
- PIA Appendix B - Use Authorities (PDF)
- PIA Appendix C - Disclosure Authorities (PDF)
- Legislative PIA and Requests for Legislation Guidelines (PDF)
Tip Sheets
- Consents and Authorization Tip Sheet for Individuals (PDF)
- Consents and Authorization Tip Sheet for Public Bodies (PDF)
- Consent and FOIPPA Requirements Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Disclosures in the Public Interest Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Notification for Collection Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Social Media for Public Sector Organizations Tip Sheet (PDF)
Templates & Forms
- Certificate of Authority Request Template (MS Word)
- Delegation of Duties for the Head of a Public Body: Ministries Template (PDF)
- Delegation of Duties for the Head of a Public Body: Public Sector Template (PDF)
- Full Consents and Authorization Template (MS Word)
- General PIA for Ministries (MS Word)
- General PIA for Other Public Bodies (MS Word)
- Initiative Update PIA (MS Word)
- Information Incident Checklist (PDF)
- Information Sharing Agreement Template (MS Word)
- Legislation Privacy Impact Assessment (LPIA) (MS Word)
- Privacy Protection Schedule Template (MS Word)
- Regulation Privacy Impact Assessment (RPIA) (MS Word)
- Sample Research Agreement (PDF)
- Single Purpose Consent Template (MS Word)
Directions & Ministerial Orders
- Directions to the Heads of Government Ministries on Conducting PIAs (PDF)
- Directions to the Heads of Public Bodies that are not Government Ministries on Conducting PIAs (PDF)
- Directions to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia - 2013 (PDF)
- Directions to the Medical Services Commission - 2013 (PDF)
- Directions to the Provincial Identity Information Services Provider - 2013 (PDF)
- Ministerial Order 276: Environment - December 2006 (PDF)
- Ministerial Order 030: Citizen’s Services - December 2009 (PDF)
- Ministerial Order 351: Education - December 2010 (PDF)
- Ministerial Order 450: Finance and Advanced Education - December 2014 (PDF)
- Ministerial Order 411: Education and Advanced Education - October 2016 (PDF)
