News release

Privacy Commissioner of Canada appears before Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on its study of Canada’s security screening processes

October 7, 2026 – Ottawa, Ontario

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne appeared today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to offer a privacy perspective on its study of Canada’s security screening processes. He was accompanied by Marc Chénier, Deputy Commissioner and Senior General Counsel.

In his remarks, Commissioner Dufresne discussed how the Privacy Act relates to security screening processes and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s input on the Treasury Board Secretariat’s Directive on Security Screening.

Related link

• Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on its study of security screening processes

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