How the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Training Program is structured

Data matching is a specialized activity involving the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, which is subject to the various requirements of the Privacy Act . Included in this definition of data matching is data linkages, also known as data profiling.



Glossary

There are two Courses in this PIA e-learning tool. The first Course is this Overview of Privacy Impact Assessments. As discussed, it addresses and explains PIA concepts and related privacy issues in a general context.

The second Course, Managing and Monitoring a Privacy Impact Assessment, discusses how the PIA process is co-ordinated, monitored and completed. The audience for this Course is primarily those who are responsible for managing the completion of a PIA project. The Course provides the key information required to effectively manage a PIA project and co-ordinate the efforts of various key personnel who may be involved in such a project. The Course can be accessed here.

As well, TBS has developed the PIA Assistant. This Assistant provides annotated templates of Preliminary PIAs (PPIAs) and PIAs. These templates have been designed to help you when you are working on a PIA on-the-job.

What you will learn

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