G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable
As the data protection and privacy authorities of the world’s most advanced digital economies, the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable (G7 DPA Roundtable) aims to play a leadership role in advancing the adoption of high standards for data protection globally.
The G7 DPA Roundtable met in Canada on June 18 and 19, 2025, under the theme of “Championing privacy in a digital age: Collective action today for a trusted tomorrow.” Read about the outcomes of the Roundtable meeting, which was hosted by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne in the National Capital Region.
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G7 DPA Roundtable 2025
Commissioner Dufresne was pleased to host his fellow data protection and privacy counterparts in Canada’s National Capital Region, June 18 and 19, 2025, for the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable.
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Canadian leadership advancing safe and privacy protective innovation
The video starts with a music on a background image of a poster for the 2025 G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable beside a Canada flag with the following text on top: Canadian leadership advancing safe and privacy-protective innovation.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne: Prioritizing privacy helps to support and fuel innovation. When people have confidence that their data is protected and used responsibly, it supports their well-being today and for future generations, while fostering an environment where businesses can thrive, innovate responsibly, and earn public trust.
The delegates from the G7 data protection and privacy authorities, gathered around the table, listen attentively.
Professor Yoshua Bengio, Canadian expert in artificial intelligence: As the AI becomes more and more powerful, we have to ask, how do we align that continued development with the interests of our citizens, with the interests of democracy? Unfortunately, a single country can’t do it alone because of this global nature of both the risks and the benefits. We are thinking of how we can go from the current technology, which has these issues of reliability and trustworthiness, into systems that are both capable and safe. So, it is really important that countries around the world understand these questions, these potential risks, and work together to mitigate them.
Dr. Martin Laforest, Canadian expert on quantum computer: We talk a lot about the quantum computer, and I’m going to tell you that it’s a whole lot more than that. It’s not just the continuation of the digital age that we’re in, but it’s a complete shift into a new era of technology. When it comes to data privacy, there are definitely opportunities of things we can do with quantum technology that cannot be done with digital tech or AI, but it also comes with great threats, which also comes with great solutions. And also, I will argue that those solution needs to be deployed right now.
Commissioner Dufresne: I am delighted to have the opportunity to showcase Canadian leadership in advocating for safe privacy-protective innovation, and the development of trustworthy new technologies.
Text on a white background with music playing: Prioritizing privacy today for a safer tomorrow.
The video ends with the signature of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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Highlights of the 2025 G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne welcomes delegates from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe to Canada’s National Capital Region for the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable 2025. We see delegates shaking hands, networking and taking group photos. We then see all the delegates gathered around a table to listen to Professor Yoshua Bengio and Dr. Martin Laforest, and work on the important files on the agenda.
The video ends with the signature of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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