Michael Harvey – HC2024
Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC
MICHAEL HARVEY was appointed to a six-year term as BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner by unanimous motion of the Legislative Assembly in May 2024.
From 2019 until to his appointment, Michael served as the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador. In early 2015, he led the implementation of the new Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. Then as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy, Planning and Performance Management in the Department of Health and Community Services in August 2015, he was responsible for the ongoing statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act.
Michael served as co-chair of Canada Health Infoway’s Privacy Forum and was appointed by the federal government to the Expert Advisory Group on a pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy. He holds an International Baccalaureate from the United World College – USA, a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Memorial University, a MA in Political Studies from Queen’s University and an Executive Certificate in Conflict Management from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law/Stitt Feld Handy Group.
MICHAEL HARVEY was appointed to a six-year term as BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner by unanimous motion of the Legislative Assembly in May 2024.
From 2019 until to his appointment, Michael served as the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador. In early 2015, he led the implementation of the new Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. Then as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy, Planning and Performance Management in the Department of Health and Community Services in August 2015, he was responsible for the ongoing statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act.
Michael served as co-chair of Canada Health Infoway’s Privacy Forum and was appointed by the federal government to the Expert Advisory Group on a pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy. He holds an International Baccalaureate from the United World College – USA, a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Memorial University, a MA in Political Studies from Queen’s University and an Executive Certificate in Conflict Management from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law/Stitt Feld Handy Group.
