Investigations into businesses
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) conducts independent and impartial investigations into the personal information handling practices of businesses subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
The OPC publishes a selection of case summaries and findings from its investigations to provide concrete examples of how PIPEDA applies to the day-to-day management of personal information by businesses.
For each case, the Office indicates the outcome using a set of defined terms for findings and dispositions.
For more information about the complaint and investigation process, read How the OPC Enforces PIPEDA.
Note: Complainants are not named in the summaries or reports. The organizations are not identified unless the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has deemed it to be in the public interest to do so.
Disclaimer: Typographical errors have been corrected from the original version of the report of findings. They are indicated in [brackets].
Anti-virus service provider steps up safeguards after customer personal information fraudulently used by someone posing as an employee
Early resolved case summary #2015-05: Anti-virus service provider steps up safeguards after customer personal information fraudulently used by someone posing as employee
Access to personal information request revised to accommodate both requestor and organization
Early resolved case summary #2016-01: Access to personal information request revised to accommodate both requestor and organization
Credit reporting agency takes remedial action after failing to maintain accurate records
PIPEDA Case Summary: Credit reporting agency takes remedial action after failing to maintain accurate records
Office building tenant reconsiders placement of video surveillance cameras
Early resolved case summary #2015-03: Office building tenant reconsiders placement of video surveillance cameras
Misidentification and lack of access to personal information leads to mistaken four-year debt pursuit
Early resolved case summary #2015-04: Misidentification and lack of access to personal information leads to mistaken four-year debt pursuit
Investigation into a telecommunications company’s response to an individual’s request for access to information about disclosures of her personal information to other parties
PIPEDA Case Summary: Investigation into a telecommunications company’s response to an individual’s request for access to information about disclosures of her personal information to other parties
Trucking company inappropriately disclosed employee’s drug test results to workers’ compensation board
PIPEDA Case Summary: Trucking company inappropriately disclosed employee’s drug test results to workers’ compensation board
An organization's privacy policy and procedures must be implemented effectively
PIPEDA Case Summary: An organization's privacy policy and procedures must be implemented effectively
An insurance company’s internal ombudsman office is not a “formal dispute resolution process” under PIPEDA
PIPEDA Report of Findings: An insurance company’s internal ombudsman office is not a “formal dispute resolution process” under PIPEDA
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