Identity Theft

Your personal information is the key to identity theft. Be on guard against fraudsters.

"All of us – individuals, businesses and government – share a responsibility to work harder to stop the explosion of identity theft. This costly crime claims thousands of victims each year. The theft of someone's identity may be the ultimate invasion of privacy."

- Jennifer Stoddart
Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Maintaining Trust in Commerce and Communication: What Will it Take?
Remarks at the Privacy and Identity Theft Conference organized by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
Address by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia
November 24, 2008

Identity, Privacy and the Need of Others to Know Who You Are: A Discussion Paper on Identity Issues (Adobe format)
January 21, 2008

News releases

• ’Tis the season to protect your privacy, caution Canadian privacy commissioners
  December 15, 2008
• It’s tax season… make sure you take extra precautions with your mail
  February 6, 2008
• Do you resolve to protect your privacy in 2008?
  December 27, 2007
• Protect your identity while holiday shopping, Commissioner says
  December 7, 2007
• Privacy Guardians Join Forces Against Fraud
  March 1, 2007

Fact Sheets

• Prevent identity theft online
• Identity Theft: What it is and what you can do about it
• Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet
• Five Key Steps to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft
• Photo Identification Guidance
• Identity Theft Primer
• Identity Theft Checklist
• Businesses and Identity Theft
• Recognizing Threats to Personal Data: Four Ways That Personal Information Gets Hijacked Online