Guidance and Information

This section lists a variety of resources for organizations and individuals.

If you are looking for information on a specific issue, choose a topic:

 Definitions

• Interpretation Bulletins to guide organizations in complying with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). These summarize general principles that have emerged from court decisions and the Commissioner’s findings to date for certain key concepts in PIPEDA.
• Guidance to help organizations understand their responsibilities and comply with Canada’s federal privacy laws—the Privacy Act and PIPEDA.
• Information for individuals looking for information about specific privacy issues or ways to better protect their privacy.
• Tools and Videos, including interactive tools, infographics, quizzes and podcasts, for organizations and individuals.

Here are some of our key publications if you are looking for general information about privacy responsibilities or rights:

Federal Institutions	Businesses	Individuals
What to expect during a complaint investigation under the Privacy Act A Matter of Trust: Integrating Privacy and Public Safety in the 21st Century Expectations: A Guide for Submitting Privacy Impact Assessments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada	Privacy Toolkit: A Guide for Businesses and Organizations Getting Accountability Right with a Privacy Management Program	Protecting Your Privacy: A Guide for Individuals Privacy Legislation in Canada Identity Theft and you

If you haven’t found the information you are looking for on this page, you may want to browse our Research section where we post research papers and summaries of independent research projects funded by the OPC about a variety of privacy issues.