Issue Brief Information Sharing and - Intimate Partner Violence in Canada

These challenges arise because of the personal and intimate nature of the information and the legal and professional frameworks that restrict information sharing in Canada. [...] In Ontario, three laws protect the privacy of and the right to access personal information: The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) (Ministry of the Solicitor General, 2021). [...] 9 CHALLENGES TO INFORM ATION SHARING & PROMISING P R ACTICES Obtaining and documenting consent National and provincial regulations which govern the collection and disclosure of individual information like the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), permit the disclosure of individual information when there is a perceived threat to public or individual health o. [...] The Four Filter Approach offers strategies to minimize the amount of identifiable shared including sharing de-identified and descriptive information only and disclosing information to agencies that will have a direct role in the intervention and safety plan (Ministry of the Solicitor General 2021). [...] This principle emphasizes the responsibility of practitioners to minimize the collection and sharing of personal information and respect the right to privacy of the individuals to whom the information belongs (Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario 2015, p.17).