By supplementing the requirements of the Part, the Data Standards ensure a consistent and effective approach to transparency, accountability and protection of privacy across all DI Units. The Data Standards contain a minimum set of requirements for promoting responsible stewardship of PI throughout its life cycle under the Part. To further refine and determine its set of rules and safeguards, the Part requires the development of data standards, which are set out in this document (the “Data Standards”). It also defines an oversight role for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario ( IPC), who is responsible for reviewing the practices and procedures of DI Units, among other things. To ensure transparency, accountability and the protection of privacy, the Part provides a set of rules and safeguards that regulate the manner in which DI Units collect, link, use, disclose, de-identify, retain, transfer and dispose of PI. Given these authorities, maintaining public trust and ensuring that DI Units act responsibly is paramount to the success of the Part.

the evaluation of those programs and services.

the planning for the delivery of programs and services provided or funded by the Government of Ontario.

the management or allocation of resources.

Under the Part, DI Units may indirectly collect personal information ( PI) for linking to create, and enable access to, de-identified datasets for the purposes of analysis in relation to: The Part provides for the designation of ministry data integration units, inter-ministerial data integration units and extra-ministerial data integration units (collectively referred to as “ DI Units”). These data integration provisions were introduced in 2019 and provide the government with the tools to create a more data-driven public service.

It enables the development and integration of cross-sectoral and sectoral datasets to derive insights into how government programs and services can be better delivered to Ontarians.

Part III.1 Data Integration (the Part) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1990 ( FIPPA) allows the Ontario government and other designated organizations to better leverage information across ministries and other publicly-funded organizations.

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