Completed Contributions Program projects
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s (OPC) Contributions Program funds independent research and related knowledge translation projects to generate approaches and information about privacy in Canada. These projects not only advance the collective knowledge on privacy, they provide real, tangible research results that Canadians can use to make smart decisions about privacy protection in their own lives and that businesses and federal institutions can apply in practice to enhance compliance with their privacy obligations.
Start here to begin exploring the innovative and socially relevant independent research the OPC has supported through its Contributions Program. You can also view a list of the funded projects underway for the current cycle.
Hacking the Human Mind: Lessons for Canada’s Democracy
Organization: Centre for International Governance Innovation
Project Leader: Aaron Shull
In the Matrix—Consumer Privacy in the Metaverse
Organization: Option consommateurs
Project Leader: Written by Sara Eve Levac and Luis Pineda
Identifying and Responding to Privacy Dark Patterns
Organization: The University of Western Ontario
Project Leader: Jacquelyn Burkell
Dominique Kelly
Large Language Models and the Disappearing Private Sphere
Organization: Queen’s University
Project Leader: Dr. Catherine Stinson
Benchmarking Differential Privacy and Existing Anonymization or De-identification Guidance
Organization: University of Ottawa
Project Leader: Rafal Kulik
Making Privacy More than a Virtual Reality: The Challenges of Extending Canadian Privacy Law to Extended Reality
Organization: CIPPIC
Project Leader: Christian Clevette
Vertical “Just-in-Time” Privacy Policy Videos for Social Media Mobile Apps
Organization: York University
Project Leader: Jonathan Obar
David Gelb
Securing Privacy: Examining the Tension Between Push and Pull of Cybersecurity Adoption
Organization: University of Guelph
Project Leader: Davar Rezania and Yang Hoong
Deconstructing/Performing the Amazon Ring Security Apparatus
Organization: York University
Project Leader: Evan Light
Privacy Evaluation of Virtual Classrooms
Organization: York University
Project Leader: Yan Shvartzshnaider
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