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...Sensitive letter leaked to media not treated as confidential Sensitive letter leaked to media not treated as confidential Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act In one case that came to our attention... their obligations under both the Privacy Act and the Government Security Policy. Summaries...

...Personal data vanishes with government briefcases Personal data vanishes with government briefcases Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act It is not uncommon for our Office to be alerted to incidents... are simply left in secure premises. More than a quarter-century since the passage of the Privacy...

...Health Canada erred in withholding personal information Health Canada erred in withholding personal information Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act An individual complained to us after Health... the information, citing section 28 of the Privacy Act. That section states that the head of a department...

...Canada Revenue Agency employee accesses tax file without authorization Canada Revenue Agency employee accesses tax file without authorization Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act A complainant alleged that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) contravened the use and disclosure provisions of the Privacy...

...Unnecessary requirement for a social insurance number Unnecessary requirement for a social insurance number Unnecessary requirement for a social insurance number Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act A caregiver complained that she had to give her social insurance number (SIN) to the father...

...Employee complains DND disclosed personal information Employee complains DND disclosed personal information Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act A full-time, non-union employee of the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency complained that a Department of National Defence (DND) labour relations...

...RCMP says too much about family’s troubles RCMP says too much about family’s troubles Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act A woman complained the RCMP disclosed too much information about the difficulties she was having in controlling her son’s behaviour. The complainant, a school teacher...

...Canada Revenue Agency employee misuses information Canada Revenue Agency employee misuses information Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act A woman complained that her former neighbour, who worked for the Canada Revenue Agency, improperly gained access to her tax files in order to identify...

...Improper disclosure of information to prospective employer Improper disclosure of information to prospective employer Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act A man contended that Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC, now Service Canada) improperly provided his Social Insurance Number...

...Personal data of 191 EI claimants disclosed Personal data of 191 EI claimants disclosed Commissioner's Findings: Privacy Act Our Office received 82 complaints after the Quebec regional office of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada inadvertently disclosed to an individual the personal...