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.
Video surveillance cameras at Nanaimo Harbour Front scaled back
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
A different kind of fishing expedition?
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
Correspondence to CRTC posted on Web site
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
Taxpayers must comply with Canada Revenue Agency demands for information
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
CIC was collecting income tax information from Canadian employers
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003
CCRA collected medical information for tax purposes
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003
Inadvertent disclosure of sensitive medical information by ATIP
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003
Disclosure of criminal past to offender's family members
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003
Even a public record should be protected
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003
Showing items 141 through 150 of 165.
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