Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne met with his G7 counterparts in Tokyo, Japan, on June 21 for the third meeting of the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable, where they discussed global privacy issues related to emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), as well as Data Free Flow with Trust, and enforcement cooperation. The … Read more
According to a new poll for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, 93 per cent of Canadians expressed some level of concern about the protection of their privacy. Compared to 2020, the proportion of Canadians who said that they are extremely concerned about the protection of their privacy increased by six percentage points. “The more … Read more
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne tabled a new report entitled Special Report to Parliament: Protecting Privacy in a Pandemic, which outlines the findings of several investigations and advisory initiatives that examined the federal government’s privacy practices in relation to pandemic measures. “Our COVID-19 work found that the collection, use, disclosure and retention of personal information by federal institutions complied … Read more
The government’s proposals to modernize Canada’s federal private sector privacy law are “a step in the right direction” but can and must go further to protect fundamental privacy rights, said Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne, whose written submission on Bill C-27, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, was published May 10 by the House Standing Committee on Industry … Read more
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to discuss amendments to the Canada Elections Act proposed in Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act. The proposed amendments would authorize political parties and their affiliates to collect, use, disclose, retain and dispose of personal information in accordance with the party’s own … Read more
The privacy protection authorities for Canada, Québec, British Columbia and Alberta announced that they will jointly investigate the short-form video streaming application TikTok. The four privacy regulators will examine whether the organization’s practices are in compliance with Canadian privacy legislation and in particular, whether valid and meaningful consent is being obtained for the collection, use and … Read more
Convenient and environmentally friendly, e-receipts are the way of the future, but they are also raising questions about consumer privacy. It is an issue highlighted in a recent investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada into Home Depot of Canada Inc. (Home Depot). By participating in Meta Platforms Inc.’s Offline Conversions program, … Read more
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien issued a statement in response to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics’ (ETHI) report on the Collection and Use of Mobility Data by the Government of Canada: “We welcome the committee’s report on the collection and use of mobility data by the Government of … Read more
The federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners issued a statement: “Facial Recognition (FR) has emerged as a tool of significant interest to police agencies across Canada. Despite its emergence, FR use by police is not subject to a clear and comprehensive set of rules. Instead, it is regulated through a patchwork of statutes that, for the most … Read more
Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners issued the following statement: “Vaccine passports are being considered by some governments and businesses as a means of allowing a return to something more closely resembling normal life. Canada’s Privacy Commissioners have decided to make a statement at this time in an effort to ensure that privacy is considered … Read more
