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The office of the Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner supports the public and the public organizations that serve them. yukonaccountability.ca

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Happy Ombuds Day! Ombuds promote and protect fairness. We listen to concerns, offer advice, and investigate complaints about public services. We also provide guidance, recommendations, and resources to public organizations so they can deliver services fairly.

We are here to help. bit.ly/4nCV4jf

09.10.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call to implement Indigenous ombuds offices | Yukon Accountability A letter to the Honourable Rebecca Alty from the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (including the Yukon Ombudsman) regarding the creation of national and regional Indigenous and human rights ombuds, per the Call for Justice 1.7 of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

"Six years after MMIWG Calls to Action, Canada still has no ombudsman on Indigenous and human rights."

The Yukon Ombudsman joined other ombuds offices across the country in a letter urging the federal government to take swift action.

letter: bit.ly/4pTIKg3

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06.10.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Yukon Human Rights Commission investigated for fairness | Yukon Accountability The Yukon Ombudsman has released an investigative report on three separate complaints against the Yukon Human Rights Commission. The investigation found unfairness in the organization’s operations and...

Our work doesn’t end once we’ve made recommendations. We later determine whether the authority has implemented our recommendations and share our findings.

We will review this and Justice's response and share our findings later this fall.

More information: bit.ly/46UlJSE

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24.09.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Privacy commissioners find TikTok collected sensitive data from Canadian children | CBC News TikTok's tools to keep children off its platform were largely ineffective and the immensely popular social media app was collecting sensitive information from underage users, a joint investigation fro...

"Youth may be less aware of privacy risks, and susceptible to the techniques used to capture their attention, induce them to disclose certain information or adopt certain purchasing behaviours," said Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

23.09.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We provide whistleblowing support by helping employees and the public organizations they work for. Discover who we oversee, how to make a disclosure, our resources, and more.

Our new website is designed to help you find what you need.

yukonaccountability.ca/pidc

22.09.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We promote privacy and access to information by helping the public and public organizations that use, collect or disclose their information. Discover who we oversee, how we can help you, our resources, and more.

Our new website can help you find what you need.
yukonaccountability.ca/ipc

19.09.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minister won’t order inquiry into Town of Faro mayor and council’s conduct Response from Community Services minister to petitioner states work underway to make municipality’s council functions and procedures better

www.yukon-news.com/news/ministe...

19.09.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We promote fairness by helping the public and those that serve them. Discover who we oversee, how we can help you resolve your concerns, our resources, and more.

Our new website is designed to help you find what you need.
yukonaccountability.ca/ombudsman

17.09.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Victoria Gold disregarded cold climate; slide’s timing avoided fatalities: report 2024 report on heap leach facility failure under Victoria Gold Corp.’s watch made public

"In response to the IPC office's investigation, which recommends releasing certain records, the Environment department doubled down on withholding some of those records, citing its reasons for rejecting the IPC adjudicator’s recommendations."

www.yukon-news.com/news/victori...

16.09.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new website is designed to help you find what you need. We promote fairness, privacy and access to information, and provide whistleblowing support to the public and those that serve them. Discover who we oversee, how to resolve your concerns, our resources, and more.
yukonaccountability.ca

15.09.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI being rolled out in Yukon health clinics Heidi is a medical AI scribe being used in Yukon health clinics to help clinicians with administrative work

We are currently reviewing their Privacy Impact Assessment to ensure it aligns with the Yukon Health Information Privacy and Management Act and will pass along any recommendations to the Yukon government as required.

www.yukon-news.com/news/ai-bein...

12.09.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Privacy commissioner says Yukon Government is withholding information on Eagle Mine | CBC News Yukon's information and privacy commissioner has found the government overstepped its authority to withhold information about last year's Eagle mine failure.

"Floyd McCormick, a longtime clerk of the Yukon legislature who's now retired, told CBC News the fact that the government has the power to overrule a decision from the privacy commissioner points to a systemic problem in the Yukon."

Report and response: bit.ly/4pc6Mmd

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.09.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition to probe Faro mayor and council's conduct sent to Yukon minister Minister of the Department of Community Services has received request for independent investigation into the Town of Faro mayor and council’s alleged wrongdoing

Currently the Yukon Ombudsman and Commissioner cannot investigate municipalities. Over the years, he has requested the same authority found in the majority of Canadian jurisdictions. One of these changes would include municipalities under his jurisdiction.

www.yukon-news.com/news/petitio...

08.09.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Accountability is not real if the people who are supposed to be held accountable get to decide how accountable they will be.

06.09.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We concluded that the Department of Environment did not have the authority to withhold records about the Victoria Gold heap leach facility failure and recommended the records be released to the complainant. They are continuing to withhold 14 of the 33 pages.

yukonaccountability.ca/ipc/reports

05.09.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kwanlin DΓΌn First Nation is seeking feedback by Wednesday, Sept. 10th on their new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. There are prizes! www.kwanlindun.com/engagement/

04.09.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our office is closed on Monday, September 1st for the Labour Day statutory holiday. We will reopen at 8:30am on Tuesday, September 2nd. Wishing you an enjoyable long weekend.

29.08.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now more than ever, kids need to learn about privacy… but that doesn't mean it has to be boring! Check out the IPC's Privacy Pursuit! lesson plans, developed in collaboration with @mediasmarts.bsky.social to help students of all ages develop their digital literacy.

www.ipc.on.ca/en/privacy-i...

25.08.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can now search for open government publications, datasets, and completed Access to Information requests and Privacy Impact Assessment summaries that are part of the Access to Information Registry in an updated Government of Yukon open portal. @yukon.ca
yukon.ca/en/digital-b...

12.08.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring an Investigator and Compliance Review Officer for our Formal Investigation team. This dynamic position plays a key in supporting the Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest and Disclosure Commissioner. Learn more:
yukonaccountability.ca/careers

08.07.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We promote and protect fairness and have been for 29 years!

The Ombudsman investigates complaints about public services and provides recommendations and resources to public organizations so they can deliver services fairly.β€―

Happy birthday Ombudsman Act!

yukonaccountability.ca/ombudsman

02.07.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada’s first ever key principles on public fairness have been created by ombudsman across the country. These seven principles further support the Yukon Ombudsman’s call for amendments to the Act - to ensure independence and the ability to conduct own motion investigations.

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24.06.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our office will be closed on Monday, June 23 in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a statutory holiday for the Yukon - a time during summer solstice to celebrate the 14 distinct First Nations in the territory. Our office hours will resume on Tuesday, June 24 at 8:30am.

23.06.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Public employees can report wrongdoings to our office: going against an Act or regulation, a danger to a person or the environment, mismanaging public funds or assets, or directing someone to do the above. Our services are free and confidential. bit.ly/45az9to

17.06.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ten years ago, Yukon's whistleblowing act came to be. Employees of Yukon's public organizations have support and a process to report a wrongdoing or a reprisal, thanks to the Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act. Learn how we can help: yukonaccountability.ca/pidc

16.06.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We are committed to professional development so we can support your privacy concerns. Two of our staff joined some of the brightest privacy minds in Canadian privacy, including presentations from Commissioners Philippe Dufrense and Patricia Kosseim @the_IAPP @CPS25.

16.05.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our staff will learn about "Cultivating Safe Spaces" in an online workshop that looks at conditions, protocols and perspectives. The Moose Hide Campaign encourages us "to take practical steps for our collective journey of reconciliation."
moosehidecampaign.ca/campaignday

15.05.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two of these changes are in response to recommendations the Ombudsman made in his investigation on three independent complaints against the Human Rights Commission. The investigation found unfairness in organizational operations.

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13.05.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Complaint – investigation – recommendations – change! We investigated a complaint about site saving and provided recommendations to the Department of Environment that they accepted and are executing.
We work to promote and protect fairness by working with authorities to make change.
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30.04.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We received a complaint from an individual alleging that a custodian disclosed their personal health information to their parents who weren’t listed as their emergency contacts.

Read about this and other stories that were resolved in 2024 with the help of our office.

29.04.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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