Ontario Watchdogs Issue AI Use Principles

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) and Human Rights Commissioner (OHRC) this week issued joint principles to guide responsible AI use across provincial public and private sectors, urging validity assessments, transparency, and powers to deactivate unsafe systems. The guidance responds to complaints and investigations, including proctoring and hiring concerns, and complements the 2024 Enhancing the Digital Security and Trust Act. Institutions must assess bias, privacy and Charter-rights impacts before deployment.