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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

Violating principle of 'need-to-know' leads to data breach

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Name tags for border officers not a violation

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Video surveillance of employees vs. right to privacy — a delicate balance

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Collection of RCMP member's health information unnecessary (RCMP)

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Collection of RCMP member's health information unnecessary (VAC)

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Records deemed 'transitory' prematurely destroyed

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Accidental disclosure by Health Canada

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CRA)

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act

Retroactive removal of Privacy Act provisions leaves gun registry complainant with no recourse

Commissioner's Findings 2014-2015 under the Privacy Act

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