Pending-amendment notice removed as new child welfare privacy rules take effect

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A notice that had flagged upcoming privacy restrictions as 'not yet in force' has been removed from the regulation, meaning the underlying rules are now active consolidated text rather than prospective changes. The new provisions define which records held by children's aid societies are subject to tightened use-and-disclosure restrictions, specifically records collected primarily for child protection functions under the Act (excluding certain intake and investigation functions). Societies must now treat those records according to the new restrictions when deciding whether and how they can use or share personal information. Organizations that rely on this regulation for data-sharing decisions should review their practices against the newly active provisions.

Who this affects: children's aid societies · child protection workers · organizations that receive personal information from societies · privacy and compliance officers in child welfare sector