Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Protecting and promoting privacy rights

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides advice and information for individuals about protecting personal information. We also enforce two federal privacy laws that set out the rules for how federal government institutions and certain businesses must handle personal information.

Learn more about our Office and the strategic privacy priorities guiding our work.

Learn how to access your personal information held by either businesses or the federal government.

Helpful tips for challenging an organization about how it is handling your personal information.

Basic explanation of privacy laws in Canada, who oversees them and who they apply to.

Find advice for individuals and guidance for organizations about the use and protection of SINs.

Information and advice to help individuals guard against identity theft and report if it occurs.

Access information on issues related to privacy on the Internet, including cloud computing, social networking and spam.

Find information about Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law.

Find information about the privacy law that applies to Canada’s federal government departments and agencies.

Learn about the OPC’s investigations into privacy complaints.

Get the latest news and information from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

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