About Us

Jason Pedlar, Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner

Jason has worked in the dispute resolution field for more than 20 years, with roles as an organizational ombudsman, mediator, auditor, privacy professional, consultant and educator in both the public and private sectors in Canada. One of his key areas of expertise is in the field of conflict management systems design and dispute resolution.

In October 2022, Jason became Yukon’s new Ombudsman, Information & Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC) with unanimous consent from the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He was sworn in for a five-year term.

Jason becomes the first person to be appointed as an officer of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from within their office. He has worked at the office of all three mandates since 2018, first as the Director of Intake and Informal Case Resolution and then as the Deputy, starting in July 2021.

Jason is the former Ombudsman for a large Canadian insurance company as well as former Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.

He has a Master's Degree in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University and has developed and taught university courses and delivered corporate training in conflict resolution. 

Tara Martin, Deputy Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner

As the Deputy, Tara is the chief executive of all three mandates and in charge of operational management and directing and managing staff in service delivery, including complaint analysis, investigations, decisions and recommendations, and reporting in accordance with the Acts. This includes joint oversight of investigations under the Acts, conducting or assigning adjudications, providing oversight of the intake and Informal Case Resolution (ICR) unit.

Previously, Tara was the Director of intake and the Informal Case Resolution unit, following her time as an Investigator and Compliance Review Officer for ICR. Her primary focus was to investigate decisions made by public bodies and custodians when providing access to information, in accordance with HIPMA or ATIPPA. She also investigated complaints under HIPMA, ATIPPA, the Ombudsman Act and the Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act(PIDWA).

Tara has extensive experience in mediation, conflict resolution, negotiation, investigations and dispute management, having served as Deputy Ombudsman and Case Manager at Rogers Communications, in addition to her years of customer service experience at Fido Solutions. Her career has also included development and presentation of training to others within her organization.

In 2023, Tara obtained her Information Privacy Technologist certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Tara was designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada by the International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2020. Achieving this credential is the global industry standard for professionals working in the field of privacy.

Fluent in both of Canada’s official languages, Tara attended Concordia University and Dawson College in Montreal.