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Welcome to the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, is an Officer of Parliament who reports directly to the House of Commons and the Senate.
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What's New

Canadian News

News Release: Canada's new Government announces details of Passenger Protect program
Transport Canada
Octobre 27, 2006

Canadian News

The challenges of data protection in a bijural federal state
Data Protection in Federal States Conference
Address by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Barcelona, Spain
October 27, 2006

Canadian News

Review of Settled Cases
October 24, 2006

Canadian News

The Convenience of Technology and Reality of Privacy
Remarks for the Conference on Harnessing the Power of Information
Address by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
St. John's, Newfoundland
October 18, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #346: E-mail message raises questions about purposes, credibility and accountability
October 16, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #345: Private school not covered by PIPEDA
October 16, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #344: Couple's safety deposit box opened in error
October 16, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #343: Insurance company requires property owners to collect tenants' personal information
October 16, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #342: Owner allowed to disclose tenants’ rent information
October 16, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #341: Fees and the role of a medical practitioner considered in denial of access complaint
October 16, 2006

Canadian News

Guidelines for Identification and Authentication
October 13, 2006

Canadian News

Study on issues related to the alleged disclosure of the names of Access to Information applicants
Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Opening Statement by Wayne Watson, Director General of Investigation and Inquiries
Ottawa, Ontario
October 2, 2006

 

 


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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

Review of Settled Cases


PIPEDA Review

PIPEDA Review Discussion Document (Adobe format)

For more information on the PIPEDA review by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, please contact the committee clerk, Mr. Richard Rumas at (613) 992-1240 or at rumasr@parl.gc.ca

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An overview of Canada's new private sector privacy law - PIPEDA
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