Privacy Commissioner of Canada
| Privacy Commissioner of Canada | |
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| Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada | |
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| Abbreviation | OPC |
| Reports to | Parliament of Canada |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor in Council |
| Term length | 7 years once renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Privacy Act |
| First holder | Inger Hansen |
| Salary | $314,100 (Equal to a Judge of the Federal Court of Canada) |
| Website | www |
| Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| Employees | 257[1] |
| Annual budget | $39.7 million (2019) |
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada (French: Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada) is a non-partisan ombudsman and officer of the Parliament of Canada that investigates complaints filed by Canadians who feel their privacy rights have been violated and reports to Parliament on whether there has been a violation of the Privacy Act. This deals with personal information held by the Government of Canada, or the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which deals with personal information held in federally regulated private sector industries.
The Privacy Commissioner has the authority to audit, publish information about personal information-handling practices in the public and private sector, conduct research into privacy issues and promote awareness and understanding of privacy issues by the public.[2]
The current Commissioner is Daniel Therrien,[3] who was appointed on June 5, 2014.
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada reports to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.[4]
Privacy Commissioners
There have been eight Privacy Commissioners since the office was established in 1977.[5]
- Inger Hansen (1977-1983)
- John Grace (1983-1990)
- Bruce Phillips, OC (1991-2000)[6]
- George Radwanski (2000-2003, left amidst a scandal over expenses)
- Robert Marleau (interim, 2003)
- Jennifer Stoddart (2003-2013)
- Chantal Bernier (interim, 2013-2014)
- Daniel Therrien (2014-)
See also
References
- ^ https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#orgs/dept/256/infograph/financialGC Infobase only reports the combined FTE headcount for both the OPC and the Information Commissioner of Canada.
- ^ Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of (2018-12-14). "What we do". www.priv.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "About the Office of the Privacy Commissioner". Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ "Parliamentary Activities". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Officers of Parliament - Privacy Commissioners: 1977 to Date". Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Former privacy commissioner and journalist Bruce Phillips dead at 84". CTV.ca. The Canadian Press. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
External links
- Official website
- "Privacy czar likes Google stance on blurred streets". CTV News. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- "Liberals attack over $1.2M Tory ad scheme: Demand two Tories involved in 'illegal' funding plan step aside during probe". Ottawa Citizen. 2007-10-18. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
