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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, is an Agent of Parliament who reports directly to the House of Commons and the Senate.
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Canadian News Disclosure of travel and hospitality expenses for the period of September 2 to December 1, 2005
January 6, 2006
Canadian News

Privacy Commissioner of Canada awards $148,850 for research on privacy issues.
December 22, 2005

Canadian News Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act deemed substantially similar to Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
December 14, 2005
Canadian News Privacy and Security: Disclosure
Remarks for the 6th Annual Privacy & Security Workshop and the 14th CACR Information Security Workshop
Address by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
December 8, 2005
Canadian News Study on the Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #314: Insurance company denies access to personal information in third party claimant's statementUpdate
November 30, 2005
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #317: Fax from debt collector contained debtor’s personal information
November 22, 2005
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #316: Hotel revises privacy policy and consent form
November 22, 2005
Canadian News Settled case summary #15: Salesperson's hastiness results in unwanted credit card for customer
November 22, 2005
Canadian News The Privacy Commissioner of Canada today released a letter about Abika.com, an on-line data broker in the U.S. that collects, uses and discloses the personal information of Canadians.
November 18, 2005
Canadian News Bill C-57 An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions
House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Opening Statement by Heather Black, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
November 15, 2005
Canadian News Supplementary Estimates
Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Opening Statement by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
November 15, 2005
Canadian News Questions, issues and observations related to a potential merger of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
November 2, 2005

 

 


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The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is fully in effect as of January 2004. Find out how it affects you

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