Contributions Program 2004-2005 – Research projects funded by the OPC

The OPC's Contributions Program is intended to fund independent privacy research and projects. The opinions expressed in the reports and related summaries are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Summaries have been provided by the project authors. Please note that the projects appear in their language of origin.

• January 27, 2005 news release announcing the awarding of $371,590, under the OPC 2004-2005 Contributions Program: http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2005/nr-c_050127_01_e.cfm

Canadian Marketing Association

Privacy Models that Work: A Guide for Canadian Organizations and Best Practices in Data Management: A Guide for marketers: http://www.the-cma.org/PublicUploads/223589privacymodelsthatwork.pdf

École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)

L’utilisation des caméras de surveillance dans les lieux à accès public au Canada: http://archives.enap.ca/bibliotheques/2006/06/24261876.pdf

Queen's University

Location Technologies: Mobility, Surveillance and Privacy: http://www.surveillanceproject.org/files/loctech.pdf

The B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association

PIPEDA and Identify Theft: Solutions for Protecting Canadians: http://fipa.bc.ca/library/Reports_and_Submissions/PIPEDA_and_Identity_Theft.pdf

University of Alberta and Victoria

Electronic Health Records and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: http://www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/hli/userfiles/Final%20report(1).doc

University of Toronto

Implementing PIPEDA: A review of internet privacy statements and on-line practices: http://pipedaproject.atrc.utoronto.ca/

University of Victoria

Location-Based Service and the Surveillance of Mobility: An Analysis of Privacy Risks in Canada: http://web.uvic.ca/polisci/bennett/pdf/lbsfinal.pdf

Option Consommateurs

The challenge of consumer identification with new methods of electronic payment (report in French only): http://www.option-consommateurs.org/documents/
principal/fr/File/rapports/renseignements_personnels/
oc_rr_rens_pers_biometrie_200608.pdf

Simon Fraser University

Privacy Rights and Prepaid Communication Services : http://www.sfu.ca/cprost/prepaid/docs/Gow-PrivacyRightsAndPrepaidCommunicationServices.pdf

Dalhousie University

An Analysis of Legal and Technological Privacy Implications of Radio Frequency Identification Technologies: http://www.library.dal.ca/law/Guides/FacultyPubs/Scassa/
RFIDs_Report2(Single).pdf