Appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of February 12, 2024

On Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts

February 12, 2024

Briefing package for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as witness before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) of February 12, 2024 on Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

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Table of contents

1. Commissioner’s Statement
2. Issue Sheets
3. Additional Q&As
4. Bill C-26
5. Library of Parliament Legislative Summary
6. Charter Statement
7. Telecommunications Act (bilingual)
8. OPC Policy Positions: Consultation on Canada’s National Security Framework: Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the National Security Policy Directorate of Public Safety Canada (December 2016)
9. OPC Policy Positions: Submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding the review of Bill C-59, An Act Respecting National Security Matters (March 2018)
10. OPC Policy Positions: Strengthening National Security and Privacy in the Digital Era: Remarks at the CIGI National Security Strategy Event Series (October 2021)
11. Resolution on Transparency Reporting, 37^th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (October 2015)
12. NSIRAA and the OPC’s review of federal institutions’ disclosures of information under the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act in 2020 (December 2021)
13. Member Biographies