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.
Man denied access to his information following war crimes investigation
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2001-2002
Departments accountable for information collected under contract
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2001-2002
Canada Post changes stance on using negative consent to sell addresses to mass mailers
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2001-2002
Privacy Commissioner's finding on Canada Post's National Change of Address service
Privacy Commissioner's finding on Canada Post's National Change of Address service
Letter of Finding on video surveillance - Privacy Act
Privacy Commissioner's finding on video surveillance by RCMP in Kelowna
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