Canada Health Infoway
In support of Infoway's Legal, Privacy, Governance, Risk and Compliance program, the Privacy Lead is responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of Infoway's privacy program. The role provides privacy expertise to support corporate operations, organizational initiatives and projects and leads the day-to-day execution of privacy program activities, including privacy impact assessments, privacy risk management, incident response, stakeholder engagement, and privacy awareness. The Privacy Lead ensures privacy requirements and obligations are effectively addressed across the organization.
Responsibilities
Leads the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of Infoway's privacy program, ensuring privacy requirements and obligations are effectively integrated into corporate operations, organizational initiatives, projects, and programs.
Provides expert privacy advice and consultation to internal and external stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making and the timely resolution of privacy-related matters.
Leads Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and related privacy reviews, including documenting analysis and findings, recommending mitigation measures, and supporting the implementation of risk treatment activities.
Identifies, assesses, tracks, manages, and reports on privacy risks across projects, corporate initiatives, vendor arrangements, and stakeholder engagements, escalating significant risks and issues as appropriate.
Develops, implements, and continuously improves privacy policies, procedures, standards, requirements, tools, guidance, and related documentation to support an effective and sustainable privacy program and enable privacy-by-design across corporate operations, organizational initiatives, and digital health programs.
Manages operational privacy processes, including privacy incidents, access to information and privacy requests, inquiries, complaints, reporting, and corrective actions, ensuring matters are addressed consistently, effectively and in accordance with applicable requirements.
Partners with project teams, business leaders, and external stakeholders to identify and address privacy considerations, develop solutions to privacy-related issues, and support compliance with legislative, regulatory, and contractual privacy requirements to enable the successful delivery of organizational priorities and digital health initiatives.
Leads the development and delivery of privacy and security training, awareness initiatives, communications, and reporting to promote a strong culture of privacy across the organization.
Leads the planning and execution of Infoway's annual Privacy Forum and supports privacy-related consultations, working groups, and stakeholder engagements with jurisdictions, regulators, and other partners.
Education
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
7+ years of hands-on experience in privacy program management and delivery, including leading Privacy Impact Assessments, managing privacy risks, and advising on privacy requirements in a complex or regulated environment.
Strong knowledge of Canadian privacy legislation and regulatory frameworks, including federal, provincial, and territorial privacy requirements, with particular knowledge of Ontario and Quebec privacy and health information legislation.
Professional privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/C, CIPM) is an asset.
Key Competencies
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, results-oriented approach and a demonstrated ability to drive work to completion.
Excellent communication, consultation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, collaborate and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver results proactively.
Ability to translate legislative and policy requirements into practical business solutions.
Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset.
In support of Infoway's Legal, Privacy, Governance, Risk and Compliance program, the Privacy Lead is responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of Infoway's privacy program. The role provides privacy expertise to support corporate operations, organizational initiatives and projects and leads the day-to-day execution of privacy program activities, including privacy impact assessments, privacy risk management, incident response, stakeholder engagement, and privacy awareness. The Privacy Lead ensures privacy requirements and obligations are effectively addressed across the organization.
Responsibilities
Leads the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of Infoway's privacy program, ensuring privacy requirements and obligations are effectively integrated into corporate operations, organizational initiatives, projects, and programs.
Provides expert privacy advice and consultation to internal and external stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making and the timely resolution of privacy-related matters.
Leads Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and related privacy reviews, including documenting analysis and findings, recommending mitigation measures, and supporting the implementation of risk treatment activities.
Identifies, assesses, tracks, manages, and reports on privacy risks across projects, corporate initiatives, vendor arrangements, and stakeholder engagements, escalating significant risks and issues as appropriate.
Develops, implements, and continuously improves privacy policies, procedures, standards, requirements, tools, guidance, and related documentation to support an effective and sustainable privacy program and enable privacy-by-design across corporate operations, organizational initiatives, and digital health programs.
Manages operational privacy processes, including privacy incidents, access to information and privacy requests, inquiries, complaints, reporting, and corrective actions, ensuring matters are addressed consistently, effectively and in accordance with applicable requirements.
Partners with project teams, business leaders, and external stakeholders to identify and address privacy considerations, develop solutions to privacy-related issues, and support compliance with legislative, regulatory, and contractual privacy requirements to enable the successful delivery of organizational priorities and digital health initiatives.
Leads the development and delivery of privacy and security training, awareness initiatives, communications, and reporting to promote a strong culture of privacy across the organization.
Leads the planning and execution of Infoway's annual Privacy Forum and supports privacy-related consultations, working groups, and stakeholder engagements with jurisdictions, regulators, and other partners.
Education
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
7+ years of hands-on experience in privacy program management and delivery, including leading Privacy Impact Assessments, managing privacy risks, and advising on privacy requirements in a complex or regulated environment.
Strong knowledge of Canadian privacy legislation and regulatory frameworks, including federal, provincial, and territorial privacy requirements, with particular knowledge of Ontario and Quebec privacy and health information legislation.
Professional privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/C, CIPM) is an asset.
Key Competencies
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, results-oriented approach and a demonstrated ability to drive work to completion.
Excellent communication, consultation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, collaborate and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver results proactively.
Ability to translate legislative and policy requirements into practical business solutions.
Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset.
Canada Health Infoway
The Board recruitment process currently underway is considering candidates for one upcoming vacancy. While all candidates will be considered, preference may be given to those residing in the Territories, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador (to ensure to the greatest extent where possible, representation of the communities which are invested in furthering the purpose of the organization).
Current Board Skill Needs – Human Resources The Canada Health Infoway Board of Directors is seeking one outstanding and accomplished Human Resources executive who is motivated to contribute, at a governance level, to Infoway’s pan-Canadian vision of modern digital health solutions and who has the necessary experience and skills to guide the governance of Infoway in the fulfillment of its mandate. This incumbent will participate on the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors which operates at a governance level.
Major Responsibilities
Priority Skills
An Human Resources executive with at least ten (10) years of experience at an executive or vice-president level. Someone who understands the importance of or has demonstrated the ability to work at a governance level. Strategic HR accountability at a national level preferably within healthcare, digital healthcare or a complimentary sector.
Preferred Skills
Experience with digital health innovation or healthcare interoperability or, knowledge or experience in standardizing health data and facilitating seamless access to health information.Knowledge or experience in improving patient access to health information within Indigenous communities and remote regions.
Governance or leadership expertise in influencing jurisdictional changes, adoption, or pan-Canadian initiatives.
Expertise in the areas of governance to enable Infoway’s role in driving strategic transformation through co-investments and/or partnerships with federal/provincial/territorial jurisdictions, healthcare providers, private sector, and consumers.
Diversity & the Government of Canada’s 50-30 Challenge Infoway is committed to building a diverse Board that includes candidates who possess a mix of desired skills and experience, and individuals who identify as persons with a disability, people from a visible minority group, people who identify as LGBTQ2S+, people who identify as non-binary, and individuals who are Indigenous.
Infoway aims to achieve a geographical balance between the various Canadian regions, as well as ensuring gender balance. In furtherance of diversity, based on the Government of Canada 50-30 challenge, Infoway aspires to attain and thereafter maintain, a Board composition in which at least 50% of the Independent Directors and are women and/or non-binary or gender diverse people and 30% are of underrepresented groups: those who identify as Racialized, Black, and/or People of colour, people with disabilities (including visible and episodic disabilities), people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ and/or gender and sexually diverse individuals and Indigenous Peoples. Infoway recognizes Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis, as founding Peoples of Canada and underrepresented in positions of economic influence and leadership.
Duration of Term The duration of the term is to the end of July 2027 subject to renewal in accordance with Infoway bylaws.
Qualifications
Guidelines for Director Selection Infoway’s Board of Directors includes two federal government representatives, one provincial/territorial government representative from each of the five regions of Canada, and four to six independent directors selected from the private/non-government sectors.
The composition of Infoway’s Board of Directors should reflect multi-skilled and multi-talented backgrounds. Individual Board members are expected to possess some but not necessarily all of the following qualifications.
A keen interest in utilizing their leadership skills at a governance level to drive the mission of the organization, ensuring the improvement, modernization, efficiency and sustainability of the Canadian healthcare system, with the overarching aim of improving the patient experience.
A sound appreciation of digital healthcare technology and transformation and how it can be leveraged.
An ability to influence the governance of the business, healthcare communities and the public on the value and necessity to promote the effectiveness of digital healthcare innovation and interoperability.
Personal qualities and experience gained in leadership roles in public or private organizations or healthcare facilities.
As a director, the incumbent is required to travel four times a year to attend two-day Board meetings in various locations across Canada. In addition, they will be asked to be a member of one of the Board’s three subcommittees which meet independently of the Board minimum four times a year. The nominees should be able to set aside time for these commitments.
Primary Duties
Operating at a governance level, articulate a broad pan-Canadian vision for empowering Canadians with the next wave of digital health innovation and define the role of Infoway in meeting that vision;
Support strategic directions and priorities for Infoway;
Approve and monitor deliverables related to priority projects, investments and strategies; and
Serve as advisors to the members of the Corporation who are the federal, provincial and territorial Deputy Ministers of Health.
Location of Meetings Meetings are held remotely and in person, in different provinces throughout Canada
The Board recruitment process currently underway is considering candidates for one upcoming vacancy. While all candidates will be considered, preference may be given to those residing in the Territories, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador (to ensure to the greatest extent where possible, representation of the communities which are invested in furthering the purpose of the organization).
Current Board Skill Needs – Human Resources The Canada Health Infoway Board of Directors is seeking one outstanding and accomplished Human Resources executive who is motivated to contribute, at a governance level, to Infoway’s pan-Canadian vision of modern digital health solutions and who has the necessary experience and skills to guide the governance of Infoway in the fulfillment of its mandate. This incumbent will participate on the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors which operates at a governance level.
Major Responsibilities
Priority Skills
An Human Resources executive with at least ten (10) years of experience at an executive or vice-president level. Someone who understands the importance of or has demonstrated the ability to work at a governance level. Strategic HR accountability at a national level preferably within healthcare, digital healthcare or a complimentary sector.
Preferred Skills
Experience with digital health innovation or healthcare interoperability or, knowledge or experience in standardizing health data and facilitating seamless access to health information.Knowledge or experience in improving patient access to health information within Indigenous communities and remote regions.
Governance or leadership expertise in influencing jurisdictional changes, adoption, or pan-Canadian initiatives.
Expertise in the areas of governance to enable Infoway’s role in driving strategic transformation through co-investments and/or partnerships with federal/provincial/territorial jurisdictions, healthcare providers, private sector, and consumers.
Diversity & the Government of Canada’s 50-30 Challenge Infoway is committed to building a diverse Board that includes candidates who possess a mix of desired skills and experience, and individuals who identify as persons with a disability, people from a visible minority group, people who identify as LGBTQ2S+, people who identify as non-binary, and individuals who are Indigenous.
Infoway aims to achieve a geographical balance between the various Canadian regions, as well as ensuring gender balance. In furtherance of diversity, based on the Government of Canada 50-30 challenge, Infoway aspires to attain and thereafter maintain, a Board composition in which at least 50% of the Independent Directors and are women and/or non-binary or gender diverse people and 30% are of underrepresented groups: those who identify as Racialized, Black, and/or People of colour, people with disabilities (including visible and episodic disabilities), people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ and/or gender and sexually diverse individuals and Indigenous Peoples. Infoway recognizes Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis, as founding Peoples of Canada and underrepresented in positions of economic influence and leadership.
Duration of Term The duration of the term is to the end of July 2027 subject to renewal in accordance with Infoway bylaws.
Qualifications
Guidelines for Director Selection Infoway’s Board of Directors includes two federal government representatives, one provincial/territorial government representative from each of the five regions of Canada, and four to six independent directors selected from the private/non-government sectors.
The composition of Infoway’s Board of Directors should reflect multi-skilled and multi-talented backgrounds. Individual Board members are expected to possess some but not necessarily all of the following qualifications.
A keen interest in utilizing their leadership skills at a governance level to drive the mission of the organization, ensuring the improvement, modernization, efficiency and sustainability of the Canadian healthcare system, with the overarching aim of improving the patient experience.
A sound appreciation of digital healthcare technology and transformation and how it can be leveraged.
An ability to influence the governance of the business, healthcare communities and the public on the value and necessity to promote the effectiveness of digital healthcare innovation and interoperability.
Personal qualities and experience gained in leadership roles in public or private organizations or healthcare facilities.
As a director, the incumbent is required to travel four times a year to attend two-day Board meetings in various locations across Canada. In addition, they will be asked to be a member of one of the Board’s three subcommittees which meet independently of the Board minimum four times a year. The nominees should be able to set aside time for these commitments.
Primary Duties
Operating at a governance level, articulate a broad pan-Canadian vision for empowering Canadians with the next wave of digital health innovation and define the role of Infoway in meeting that vision;
Support strategic directions and priorities for Infoway;
Approve and monitor deliverables related to priority projects, investments and strategies; and
Serve as advisors to the members of the Corporation who are the federal, provincial and territorial Deputy Ministers of Health.
Location of Meetings Meetings are held remotely and in person, in different provinces throughout Canada
