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News Releases / Media Advisories
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- Privacy Commissioner of Canada awards $148,850 for research on privacy issues.
(December 22, 2005)
- Media Advisory: Privacy Commissioner of Canada to appear before House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
(October 19, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner’s 2004-2005 Annual Report on the Privacy Act tabled in Parliament – Commissioner calls for reform to the Privacy Act.
(October 6, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner’s 2004 Annual Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act tabled in Parliament – Commissioner reports on the first year of full implementation of Canada's private sector privacy law.
(October 6, 2005)
- Media Advisory: Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Annual Reports to Parliament to be tabled on October 6, 2005.
(October 5, 2005)
- Declaration: Towards the recognition of a universal right to data protection and privacy
(September 16, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner raises concerns that no-fly list will infringe on privacy rights
(August 9, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner renews funding for research into emerging privacy issues
(July 6, 2005)
- Majority of Canadians demand informed consent on cross-border sharing of their personal information.
(June 20, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada to appear before Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology to discuss her views on S-18, An Act to Amend the Statistics Act.
(June 14, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada to appear before Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to discuss her views on Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
(June 6, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada to appear before Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security to discuss her views on the review of the Anti-terrorism Act.
(May 30, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada to appear before Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to discuss Main Estimates.
(May 30, 2005)
- Contained surveillance and increased oversight needed in Anti-terrorism Act to protect against loss of privacy rights.
(May 9, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada to appear before Committee to discuss her views on the review of the Anti-terrorism Act.
(May 6, 2005)
- Failure of CIBC's privacy practices a wake-up call to businesses.
(April 18, 2005)
- Privacy Commissioner awards $371,590 to non-profit organizations for research into the privacy impact of emerging technologies.
(January 27, 2005)
Research Projects
- Privacy Commissioner awards $50,000 to Canadian Marketing Association for research into best practices into consumer privacy
- Privacy Commissioner awards $50,000 to the École nationale d'administration publique (ÉNAP) for research into the use of surveillance cameras
- Privacy Commissioner awards $49,972 to Queen's University for study on privacy implications of location technologies
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada awards $49,775 to the B.C Freedom of Information and Privacy Association for a study on identity theft
- Privacy Commissioner awards $49,600 to the Universities of Alberta and Victoria for a study on PIPEDA and electronic health records
- Privacy Commissioner awards $48,300 to the University of Toronto for research into the effectiveness of web-based privacy notices
- Privacy Commissioner awards $27,390 to the University of Victoria for a study into the privacy impact of geographic location technologies
- Privacy Commissioner awards $17,100 to Option Consommateurs to study the effectiveness of consumer identification with new methods of electronic payment
- Privacy Commissioner awards $14,850 to Simon Fraser University for privacy research into prepaid communications services
- Privacy Commissioner awards $14,603 to Dalhousie University for a study on the legal and privacy implications of RFID tags
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