Browse privacy decisions from Federal (Canada) — each with an AI-generated plain-language summary for every ruling.
The OIC ordered Health Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 46th business day following receipt of the final report..
The OIC ordered Royal Canadian Mounted Police to provide a complete response to the access request no later than October 31, 2023..
The OIC ordered Royal Canadian Mounted Police to provide a complete response to the access request no later than October 31, 2023..
The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access requests as soon as possible, but no later than 60 days after the receipt of my final report..
The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access request as soon as possible, but no later than September 15, 2023..
The OIC ordered Transport Canada to provide a complete response to the access request as soon as possible, but no later than the 46th business day after the date of the final report..
The OIC ordered Global Affairs Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..
The OIC ordered Canada Border Services Agency to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day following the date of the final report..
The OIC ordered Health Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 46th business day after receipt of the final report..
The OIC ordered Environment and Climate Change Canada to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 46th business day after receipt of the final report..
The OIC ordered Transport Canada to provide a complete response to the access request on the 36th business day after the date of the final report..
The OIC ordered Canada Revenue Agency to provide a complete response to the access request no later than the 36th business day after receipt of the final report..
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) investigated a complaint that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) contravened the Privacy Act by collecting and using DNA from a complainant for genetic genealogy analysis to determine his nationality for deportation purposes. The OPC found that the CBSA contravened the Act by failing to obtain valid authorization for the indirect collection of the complainant's genetic information from FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA), by improperly disclosing his personal information to other FTDNA users, and by failing to adequately describe the collection of relatives' genetic information in its public notices (PIBs).
The OIC ordered Environment and Climate Change Canada to provide a complete response to the access request as soon as possible, but no later than the 36th business day after the issuance of this final report..
The spouse of a Correctional Services Canada (CSC) employee complained that the employee's manager inappropriately collected personal information about them from their public Facebook page in relation to the employee's use of "Other leave with pay (699)". The OPC found that CSC contravened section 4 of the Privacy Act by collecting information that was not related directly to an operating program or activity of CSC. The OPC also noted that CSC's ATIP office incorrectly advised the complainant on how to raise a privacy concern.
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