Privacy Commissioner of Canada

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada (French: Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada) is a non-partisan ombudsman and officer of the Parliament of Canada that investigates complaints filed by Canadians who feel their privacy rights have been violated and reports to Parliament on whether there has been a violation of the Privacy Act. This deals with personal information held by the Government of Canada, or the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which deals with personal information held in federally regulated private sector industries.

Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Incumbent
Daniel Therrien
since June 5, 2014
AbbreviationOPC
Reports toParliament of Canada
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor in Council
Term length7 years
once renewable
Constituting instrument Privacy Act
First holderInger Hansen
Salary$314,100 (Equal to a Judge of the Federal Court of Canada)
Websitewww.priv.gc.ca
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Agency overview
Formed1977
HeadquartersGatineau, Quebec, Canada
Employees257[1]
Annual budget$39.7 million
(2019)

The Privacy Commissioner has the authority to audit, publish information about personal information-handling practices in the public and private sector, conduct research into privacy issues and promote awareness and understanding of privacy issues by the public.[2]

The current Commissioner is Daniel Therrien,[3] who was appointed on June 5, 2014.

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada reports to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.[4]

Privacy Commissioners

There have been eight Privacy Commissioners since the office was established in 1977.[5]

See also

References
  1. https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#orgs/dept/256/infograph/financialGC Infobase only reports the combined FTE headcount for both the OPC and the Information Commissioner of Canada.
  2. Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of (2018-12-14). "What we do". www.priv.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  3. "About the Office of the Privacy Commissioner". Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  4. "Parliamentary Activities". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  5. "Officers of Parliament - Privacy Commissioners: 1977 to Date". Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  6. "Former privacy commissioner and journalist Bruce Phillips dead at 84". CTV.ca. The Canadian Press. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
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