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Investigations into businesses

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) conducts independent and impartial investigations into the personal information handling practices of businesses subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

The OPC publishes a selection of case summaries and findings from its investigations to provide concrete examples of how PIPEDA applies to the day-to-day management of personal information by businesses.

For each case, the Office indicates the outcome using a set of defined terms for findings and dispositions.

For more information about the complaint and investigation process, read How the OPC Enforces PIPEDA.

Note: Complainants are not named in the summaries or reports. The organizations are not identified unless the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has deemed it to be in the public interest to do so.

Disclaimer: Typographical errors have been corrected from the original version of the report of findings. They are indicated in [brackets].

PIPEDA findings #2017-011

Financial institution originally misuses confidential commercial information exemption to withhold personal information

PIPEDA findings: Financial institution originally misuses confidential commercial information exemption to withhold personal information

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PIPEDA findings #2017-010

Reasons for retaining customer credit card data explained

PIPEDA findings: Reasons for retaining customer credit card data explained

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PIPEDA findings #2014-020

Videographer posts client’s wedding video on social media without consent

PIPEDA findings: Videographer posts client’s wedding video on social media without consent

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PIPEDA Case Summary #2019-006

Directory company lacked consent to publish complainant's personal information

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PIPEDA findings #2019-007

Credit reporting agency is authorized to rely on exemption to consent in disclosing credit information to Statistics Canada

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PIPEDA findings #2019-005

411Numbers ceases practice of removing information for a fee

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PIPEDA Report of Findings #2018-006

Breach of the World Anti-Doping database

PIPEDA Report of Findings: Breach of the World Anti-Doping database

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PIPEDA findings #2019-004

Joint investigation of AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd. by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia

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PIPEDA findings #2019-003

Investigation into authentication and transfer practices used during Loblaw gift card offering

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PIPEDA findings #2019-002

Joint investigation of Facebook, Inc. by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia

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