Investigations into federal institutions
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) conducts investigations into the personal information handling practices of federal government institutions subject to the Privacy Act.
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is subject to strict confidentiality obligations and can only make findings from investigations under the Privacy Act public in limited circumstances, such as through annual reports or special reports to Parliament.
On this page, you will find a selection of reports and summaries of investigations that have been made public. They demonstrate how the Act applies to the way the federal government collects, uses or discloses personal information.
For each case, the Office indicates the outcome using a set of defined terms for findings and dispositions.
Note: Complainants' names have been removed in the summaries and reports.
On-line security of taxpayers' information
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2004-2005
Creating Travel Profiles for Public Servants
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2004-2005
Buying gallery ticket not an invitation to ongoing marketing
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2004-2005
E-mail system confounds sender, discloses safety worries
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2004-2005
Health Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits Program
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
RCMP medical questionnaire too intrusive for civilian applicants
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
Video surveillance cameras at Nanaimo Harbour Front scaled back
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
A different kind of fishing expedition?
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
Correspondence to CRTC posted on Web site
Summaries from our Annual Report to Parliament 2003-2004
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