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Letter to the Speaker of the Senate
The Honourable George J. Furey, Senator
The Speaker
Senate of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A4
September 2018
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to submit to Parliament the Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, for the period from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. This tabling is done pursuant to sections 38 for the Privacy Act and 25 for the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Sincerely,
Daniel Therrien
Commissioner
Letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons
The Honourable Geoff Regan, M.P.
The Speaker
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A4
September 2018
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to submit to Parliament the Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, for the period from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. This tabling is done pursuant to sections 38 for the Privacy Act and 25 for the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Sincerely,
Daniel Therrien
Commissioner
Table of Contents
- The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica crisis
- Progress from government slow to non-existent
- Guidelines on meaningful consent and inappropriate practices
- Reputation
- A proactive vision for privacy protection
- Final thoughts
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act – A year in review
- Consent and control
- PIPEDA investigations in general
- Parliamentary activities related to PIPEDA
- Contributions Program
The Privacy Act – A year in review
- National security
- Privacy at the border
- Privacy Act reform and parliamentary activities
- Privacy Act investigations
- Advice to government
International and domestic cooperation
- International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
- Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities
- Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN)
- Canadian Anti-spam Law (CASL)
- Federal-provincial-territorial cooperation
- SS7 proactive engagement
Appendix 2 – Statistical tables
Appendix 3 – Investigation processes
Appendix 4 – Report of the Privacy Commissioner, Ad Hoc, for 2017-18