Specialist, Privacy

Ontario Health | Santé Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Vacation entitlement

Personal days

Job summary

Ontario Health is seeking a detail-oriented Privacy Specialist to strengthen privacy practices across province-wide health initiatives. You will provide practical privacy advice, support privacy operations, and help enable improvements while protecting personal health information.

The role requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, anchoring privacy considerations from planning through implementation in a fast-paced, in-office Toronto environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in health care, informatics, public or business administration or related field.
• 1 year of privacy experience.
• CIPP/C and/or security certification preferred; experience with privacy impact assessments is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Research, update and support privacy policies to align with Ontario privacy law.
• Monitor legislative changes and translate requirements into practical program advice.
• Support privacy impact assessments for small to medium initiatives including risk mitigation.
• Assist investigations and resolution of privacy incidents, access requests and complaints.
• Provide timely privacy advisory support to business teams and partners.

Skills

PHIPA knowledge

FIPPA knowledge

Privacy by design

Privacy impact assessments

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers

Based on your role, you may receive:

• Comprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to keep you and your family healthy
• Flexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your well‑being.
• Premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security
• Competitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to recharge
• Three personal days and two float days annually, providing flexibility to support work‑life balance in addition to vacation days
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession.
• A collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do.
• Opportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion—fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team.

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

Privacy Specialist

Ontario Health is looking for a detail-oriented and collaborative Privacy Specialist to help strengthen privacy practices across innovative, province-wide health initiatives. In this role, you will provide practical privacy advice, support privacy operations, and contribute to a program that protects personal health information while enabling meaningful improvements across Ontario’s health system.

Key Responsibilities

Here is what you will be doing:

• Research, update, and support privacy policies, procedures, and guidance to align with applicable Ontario privacy legislation.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes, assess impacts, and help translate requirements into practical program advice.
• Support privacy impact assessments for small to medium-complex initiatives by identifying privacy requirements, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Support the investigation and resolution of privacy incidents, inquiries, access requests, consent management requests, complaints, appeals, and other privacy matters.
• Provide timely privacy advisory support to business teams, project teams, and partners, escalating complex matters where appropriate.
• Participate as a privacy subject matter expert on projects and initiatives, helping embed privacy considerations from planning through implementation.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to foster awareness, accountability, and a culture of privacy.
• Support privacy program improvements, including process enhancements, training development, and activities that strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of the Privacy Office.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education And Experience

Here is what you will need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in health care, health informatics, public or business administration or another relevant field is preferred or equivalent education/experience.
• 1 year of relevant privacy experience.
• Recognized privacy (CIPP/C) and/or security certification is preferred. Demonstrated experience conducting privacy impact assessments and providing operational privacy support, preferably within the health, public sector, and/or IT environments, is considered a strong asset.

Knowledge And Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of access and privacy requirements and practices, preferably related to the health and public sectors.
• Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA).
• Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
• Thorough understanding of "privacy-by-design" and best practices.
• Experience with conducting and/or providing oversight for privacy impact assessments including developing privacy requirements, risk mitigation plans, corporate policies and developing and/or delivering training content.
• Knowledge of technology architecture and infrastructure, digital health solutions and services, enterprise and corporate IT including information and cyber security preferred.
• Working knowledge of digital health technologies and information security industry standards.
• Excel in a fast-paced and project focused environment.
• Exceptional analytic and creative problem‑solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Location: Toronto, Ontario. Please note that this role follows an in-office work model, requiring employees to work from a designated, approved Ontario Health location.

Employment type

Permanent Full time

Contract length

N/A

Salary band

Band 4

External application deadline date

September 24, 2026

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process.