ARTICLE · 18 DECEMBER 2025
New Privacy Pressure On Schools After Joint Investigation Into The PowerSchool Data Breach
On November 17, 2025, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario ("IPC") and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta ("AB-IPC", and, together with the IPC, the "Commissioners")...
On November 17, 2025, the Information and Privacy Commissioner
of Ontario ("IPC") and the Office of the
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
("AB-IPC", and, together with the IPC,
the "Commissioners") released reports on
their investigations into a significant privacy breach involving
PowerSchool Canada ULC ("PowerSchool").
PowerSchool is an education technology
("edtech") provider used by schools in
both the provinces of Alberta and Ontario. The incident, affecting
the data of more than 50 schools and school boards (which entails
5.2 million-plus individuals), emphasizes the importance for
institutions, including school boards, to maintain heightened
standards in protecting sensitive personal information when
engaging with third-party service providers.
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