Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) of June 23, 2021

Emergency Situation Facing Canadians in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 23, 2021

Briefing package for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada before HESA on June 23, 2021 on the Emergency Situation Facing Canadians in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Table of Contents

1. Commissioner’s statement
2. Membership of the Standing Committee on Health (HESA)
3. Issue sheets
4. Extract from the Journals of the House of Commons, Monday, October 26, 2020
5. Reinforcing Privacy and Access to Information Rights During and After a Pandemic: Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners
6. Privacy and COVID-19 Vaccine Passports: Joint Statement by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners
7. Supporting public health, building public trust: Privacy principles for contact tracing and similar apps: Joint Statement by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners
8. A Framework for the Government of Canada to Assess Privacy-Impactful Initiatives in Response to COVID-19