Appearance before the Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR) of April 16, 2026

On the Implications of the Canada-China Preliminary Joint Arrangement on Canada’s Electric Vehicle Sector

April 16, 2026

Briefing package for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for his appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR) on April 16, 2026, on its study on the Implications of the Canada-China Preliminary Joint Arrangement on Canada’s Electric Vehicle Sector.

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Table of Contents

1. Statement
2. Issue Sheets
3. Government of Canada Backgrounder: Preliminary Joint Arrangement on Addressing Bilateral Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People’s Republic of China
4. Response to Order Paper Question Q-882 on Chinese EVs
5. OPC Guidelines for processing personal data across borders
6. OPC Submission on the implementation of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum certifications in Canada (2025)
7. GPA Resolution on Data Free Flow with Trust and an effective regulation of global data flows (2024)
8. GPA Resolution on Government Access to Data, Privacy and the Rule of Law (2021)
9. GPA Resolution Endorsing and Encouraging the Use of Data Protection Certification Mechanisms (2024)
10. G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities’ Communiqué: Championing privacy in a digital age: Collective action today for a trusted tomorrow (2025)
11. G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities’ 2026 Action Plan
12. G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Data Free Flow with Trust position paper (2025)