Annual report highlights OPC work in context of global privacy trends GATINEAU, QC, June 6, 2024 – The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s annual report, tabled today in Parliament, highlights global trends in privacy that are reflected in the Office’s work and strategic priorities. The Commissioner’s 2023-2024 annual report, Trust, innovation, and protecting the fundamental right to privacy in
Commissioners launch joint investigation into company that does background checks June 4, 2024 The Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia have launched a joint investigation into Certn (Canada) Inc., a company that offers background check services, including tenant screening services to landlords. Certn is based in Victoria, British Columbia, and
Privacy Commissioner appears before Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill S-210 May 27, 2024 The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) on its study of Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material.
New online breach reporting forms for federal institutions and businesses May 24, 2024 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has launched a new online breach reporting form for federal institutions subject to the Privacy Act as well as updated its online breach reporting form for businesses subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Commissioner appears before Senate banking committee on Budget Implementation Act May 23, 2024 The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, appeared today before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy (BANC) as part of its study of Bill C-69, the Budget Implementation Act, which includes new information-sharing provisions for reporting entities under the Proceeds
