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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.
Learn more about the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

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Steps to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft

Privacy Conference 2007
Privacy Conference 2007

What's New

Canadian News

Start the New Year with privacy resolutions
December 27, 2006

Canadian News

Commissioner urges holiday shoppers to protect their personal information
December 20, 2006

Canadian News

New money laundering law requires Privacy Commissioner to review FINTRAC’s compliance with Privacy Act
December 18, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #26: Department store’s credit card application form appropriate
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #25: Personal information on credit card receipts to be masked by 2007
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #24: Company revises privacy policy to clarify why it keeps personal information for a specific length of time, and designates privacy officer
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #23: Caretaker reveals that tenant’s cheque has bounced
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #22: Counsellor/client miscommunication leads to distressing consequences
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #21: Loyalty program inadvertently markets to child members
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Settled case summary #20: Condominium corporation learns that personal information consists of more than just contact information
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

Appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Income Tax Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.
December 14, 2006

Canadian News

PIPEDA Case summary #299: Thief cashes convenience cheque on cancelled credit card account
Read the update on the response from the Bank to the Assistant Commissioner's recommendations Update
December 13, 2006

Canadian News

Legal and Practical Challenges of Protecting Privacy in an EHR World
Electronic Health Information and Privacy Conference
Address by Patricia Kosseim, General Counsel
Ottawa, Ontario
December 8, 2006

Jennifer Stoddart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PIPEDA

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Documents of Interest

 

 

 

 

 

OPC Guidelines

 

 

 

 

Fraud Awareness

 

 

 

 

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