Ontario’s privacy commissioner is urging municipal rules surrounding the reporting of privacy breaches be brought in line with the province following the massive PowerSchool data breach last year.

Information and privacy commissioner Patricia Kosseim told Global News in an interview on Wednesday such changes are needed to reassure Ontarians.

“There is no mandatory breach reporting under the Municipal Act, there is no mandatory PIA (privacy information assessment), there is no mandatory investigation regime, robust investigation regime or order-making powers for our office under the MFIPPA Act,” Kosseim said.

Under amendments made to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) that came into force in July, provincial institutions are required to report certain priv

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