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Welcome to the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

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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What's New

Canadian News Statistics in the Age of Google
Statistics Canada in 2015: The future is here, are we ready?
Address by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
February 24, 2006
Canadian News Fact Sheet: RFID Technology
February 23, 2006
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #321: Bank opens new account without customer consent
February 13, 2006
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #320: Refusal to undergo an independent medical examination results in termination of insurance benefits
February 13, 2006
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #319: ISP's anti-spam measures questioned
February 13, 2006
Canadian News PIPEDA Case summary #318: Allegations of an inappropriate disclosure and blood testing
February 13, 2006
Canadian News Settled case summary #16: Personal information on receipts removed, information collected when goods returned is limited
February 13, 2006
Canadian News Disclosure of contracts over $10,000 for the period of October 1, 2005 to December 30, 2005
January 30, 2006
Canadian News Disclosure of position reclassifications for the period of October 1, 2005 to December 30, 2005
January 30, 2006
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

 

 


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PIPEDA
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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