When to submit a complaint
- You believe you have been asked to give information that isn't necessary to collect.
- You are concerned about how your information is stored.
- You believe your personal information has been revealed to or used by someone who doesn't need to know it.
- A department will not release your personal information to you.
- A department is holding information about you that is incorrect and is unwilling to correct it.
- You believe your personal information has been shared with another department or organization without proper authorization.
Prepare a description of your privacy complaint
Avoid including any sensitive information in your initial request. Your description could include the following.
- What, when and where it happened.
- Using general terms, explain what type of personal information was involved.
- Describe how you believe your personal information was mishandled.
Submit your complaint
Contact the privacy officer in the department you want to submit your complaint about. They will let you know the best way you can submit the specific information related to your inquiry.
Email atipp@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-393-7048 if you aren't sure which department you need to contact.
Departments
- Community Services: email cs.privacy@gov.yk.ca or phone 876-667-5311
- Economic Development: email catherine.marangu@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5933
- Education: email david.mcinnes@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5871
- Energy, Mines and Resources: email jenny.whitehouse@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-3097
- Environment: email amanda.macdonald@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5237
- Executive Council Office: email joanne.curial@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-393-7173
- Finance: email bishnu.saha@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5463
- Health and Social Services: email healthprivacy@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-456-395
- Highways and Public Works: email george.harvey@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-332-1756
- Justice: email patricia.randell@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-3508
- Public Service Commission: julie.leblond@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5458
- Tourism and Culture: philippe.mollet@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-3009
Corporations
- Yukon Housing Corporation: email mark.davey@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-8773
- Yukon Liquor Corporation: email susan.russell@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-3704
- Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board: email kathleen.avery@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5424
If you are not happy with the department’s response
Make a formal complaint to the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Phone 867-667-8468.
Privacy collection notice
When you file a privacy complaint against the government, we have to collect your personal information so we can respond to you.
Email jeffrey.sunstrum@gov.yk.ca or call 867-667-3510 if you have any questions about how the government collects and uses your personal information during this process.
The government collects personal information under the authority of section 29(c) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.