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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.

Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Video surveillance cameras at Nanaimo Harbour Front scaled back

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

A different kind of fishing expedition?

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Where were you born?

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Correspondence to CRTC posted on Web site

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Taxpayers must comply with Canada Revenue Agency demands for information

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

CIC was collecting income tax information from Canadian employers

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

CCRA collected medical information for tax purposes

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Inadvertent disclosure of sensitive medical information by ATIP

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Disclosure of criminal past to offender's family members

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Even a public record should be protected

Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003

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