Appearance before Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics (ETHI) of May 2, 2022

Study of the Use and Impact of Facial Recognition Technology

May 2, 2022

Briefing package for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as witness before the Standing Committee on ETHI on May 2, 2022 on the study of the use and impact of facial recognition technology.

Table of Contents

1. Commissioner’s Statement
2. Membership of the Standing Committee on ETHI
3. Issue sheets
4. Privacy guidance on facial recognition for police agencies
5. Recommended legal framework for police agencies’ use of facial recognition
6. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Letter on Draft Street Checks Regulations