Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Original job description
- Lead and conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new technologies, information systems, digital initiatives, programs, and policies to identify and mitigate privacy risks.
- Strong knowledge of Ontario privacy legislation, including FIPPA, MFIPPA, PHIPA, and familiarity with federal PIPEDA, the US PATRIOT Act, and IPC Ontario jurisprudence.
- Experience applying Public sector Privacy Impact Assessment processes and tools, privacy policies, directives, standards, and Fair Information Practices.
- Assess privacy and security risks, interpret compliance requirements, and recommend privacy-enhancing practices and effective risk mitigation strategies.
- Strong technical knowledge of IT security, information architecture, system interfaces, data flows, and IT system design.
- Ability to develop and interpret data flow diagrams, business process diagrams, and privacy risk assessment methodologies.
- Provide strategic privacy advisory services to government ministries, stakeholders, technical teams, and management on legislative and policy compliance.
- Demonstrated leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, including team coordination, workload management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Knowledge of records management, information classification, retention and disposition, Freedom of Information administration, and AODA requirements.
- Experience with Ontario government policies, business case development, project approvals, privacy training, and Digital Identity Frameworks and Standards is an asset.
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Responsibilities
Lead and conduct Privacy Impact Assessments for technologies, systems, initiatives, programs, and policies, identifying privacy risks and recommending mitigation strategies. Advise government ministries and cross-functional stakeholders on privacy compliance, coordinate assessment work, and support privacy training and project approvals.
Requirements
Requires strong knowledge of Ontario privacy legislation and public-sector privacy assessment processes, policies, standards, and Fair Information Practices, along with familiarity with federal and U.S. privacy laws. Requires technical understanding of IT security, system design, data flows, and assessment diagrams, as well as leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
Skills
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Ontario Privacy Legislation
- FIPPA
- MFIPPA
- PHIPA
- PIPEDA
- Privacy Risk Assessment
- IT Security
- Information Architecture
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Business Process Diagrams
- Privacy Compliance
- Risk Mitigation
- Stakeholder Management
- Records Management
- Freedom of Information Administration
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Categories
- Government & Public Sector
- Legal
- Technology
- Consulting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Privacy Impact Assessment
- FIPPA
- MFIPPA
- PHIPA
- PIPEDA
- U.S. PATRIOT Act
- IPC Ontario Jurisprudence
- Public-Sector Privacy Processes
- Privacy Policies
- Privacy Directives
- Privacy Standards
- Fair Information Practices
- Privacy Risk Assessment
- IT Security
- Information Architecture
- System Interfaces
- Data Flows
- IT System Design
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Business Process Diagrams
- Risk Mitigation
- Records Management
- Information Classification
- Retention and Disposition
- Freedom of Information
- AODA
- Ontario Government Policies
- Business Case Development
- Project Approvals
- Digital Identity Frameworks and Standards