Investigations into federal institutions
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) conducts investigations into the personal information handling practices of federal government institutions subject to the Privacy Act.
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is subject to strict confidentiality obligations and can only make findings from investigations under the Privacy Act public in limited circumstances, such as through annual reports or special reports to Parliament.
On this page, you will find a selection of reports and summaries of investigations that have been made public. They demonstrate how the Act applies to the way the federal government collects, uses or discloses personal information.
For each case, the Office indicates the outcome using a set of defined terms for findings and dispositions.
Note: Complainants' names have been removed in the summaries and reports.
Border authority absolved of improperly gathering personal data from blog
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2009-2010
Personal data vanishes with government briefcases
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
Investigation finds that RCMP handled polling appropriately
Investigation finds that RCMP handled polling appropriately
Personal information leaked from DFAIT database
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
Amateur hacks into Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada computers
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
No proof Human Rights Commission accessed woman's Internet connection
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
Software glitch at border services agency triggers data breach
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
Theft of laptops exposes personal information
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
CIC challenged over indirect information-gathering procedures
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
VIA updates procedures after passenger finds manifest in recycling bin
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009
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