Privacy and Government On-Line
Welcome to the Privacy and Government On-Line Initiative. The
Privacy and Government On-Line Initiative is aimed at providing
government departments and agencies a practical toolset to ensure
that privacy is addressed and taken into consideration during the
design and implementation of all programs and services.
Media coverage and public opinion research continue to demonstrate
that Canadians are extremely concerned about their privacy,
particularly in the context of electronic service delivery. The
Government of Canada is committed to protecting the privacy of
Canadians' personal information used in the provision of programs
and services to the public, in every delivery channel, including
in-person, mail, telephone and on-line.
Privacy is a key principle of Government On-Line and its success
and other service initiatives will, to a significant extent, depend
upon public confidence in the privacy rules and practices that shape
them.
The Government of Canada is subject to the
Privacy Act. The Privacy Act entrenches
in law, the right of Canadians, to control the collection, use
and disclosure of information about themselves. The
Privacy Act sets out roles and obligations for
departments. TBS has the mandate to guide departments
on how they apply the principles contained within the Act. The
Office of the Privacy Commissioner has the mandate to investigate
and respond to complaints related to the Act.
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