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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

PIPEDA Case summary #350: Customers allege that sale of personal information by one bank to another occurred without knowledge and consent
November 16, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #349: Photographing of tenants’ apartments without consent for insurance purposes Updated
November 9, 2006

Canadian News

Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the 2006-2007 Main Estimates
November 8, 2006

Canadian News

The 28th International Data Protection Commissioners Conference, organized by the Information Commissioner's Office of the United Kingdom, London, U.K. (November 2-3, 2006)
November 6, 2006

Canadian News

Fact Sheet: Applications for Court Hearings Under PIPEDA
November 6, 2006

Canadian News

Privacy: An Emerging and Essential Profession
IAPP Privacy Academy
Address by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
November 3, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #348: Disclosure of diagnosis was inappropriate, but insurance company considered to be open about its privacy policies and practices
November 1, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #347: Investment dealer needs personal information to comply with securities regulations
November 1, 2006

Canadian News

Disclosure of contracts over $10,000 for the period of July 1 to September 30, 2006
October 30, 2006

Canadian News

Disclosure of position reclassifications for the period of July 1 to September 30, 2006
Octobre 30, 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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