Ontario investigating alleged data breach of 200,000 home care patients’ info
Written by The Canadian Press on June 27, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is investigating an alleged breach of 200,000 home care patients’ personal health data.
Liberal health critic Adil Shamji says he has unearthed information that an Ontario Health atHome data breach affecting at least 200,000 patients occurred in mid-March and was never disclosed to the public.
He has not revealed how he knows about the alleged breach, but has asked the Information and Privacy Commissioner to investigate.
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Patricia Kosseim has told Shamji her office has received a report of a privacy breach that aligns with his information.
Ontario Health atHome is responsible for co-ordinating in-home and community-based care.
The province says Ontario Health atHome is investigating one particular vendor that held that data and whether private information was taken.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2025.
Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press