Non-Parliamentary Submissions by the OPC on Privacy Issues

The OPC regularly provides organizations with information, analysis and recommendations pursuant to our legislative mandate to protect the privacy rights of individuals and promote the privacy protections available to Canadians. One of the ways we fulfill this duty is by contributing written submissions to consultation processes. The following is a list of non-parliamentary submissions by the OPC.

Revitalizing access to information
Submission to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
June 30, 2016

Discussion document on data breach notification and reporting regulations
Submission to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
June 10, 2016

Participation by wireless service providers in the National Public Alerting System
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
May 30, 2016

Establishment of a regulatory framework for next-generation 9-1-1 in Canada
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
May 20, 2016

OPC comment to Transport Canada on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council (CARAC)
August 27, 2015

Consultation regarding trends and future developments in television
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
June 20, 2014

Canada's Financial Consumer Protection Framework Consultation
Submission to Finance Canada
February 28, 2014

Comments in Response to Consultation on Matters Related to 9-1-1 Service
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
March 1, 2013

Proceeding to establish a mandatory code for mobile wireless services
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
December 4, 2012

Consultation Paper on "Strengthening Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime"
Submission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Department of Finance's public consultation
March 2012

The Transformation of the Canadian Payments System: Why Privacy is Essential for Trust and Innovation in the Payments System
Submission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Task Force for the Payments System Review
September 2011

Fundamental Privacy Rights within a Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness
Submission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Government of Canada's Beyond the Border Working Group public consultation
July 7, 2011

Privacy, Trust and Innovation – Building Canada's Digital Advantage
Submission from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Digital Economy Consultation
July 9, 2010

Review of the Internet traffic management practices of Internet service providers
Final reply of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
July 28, 2009

Review of the regulatory measures associated with confidential customer information and privacy
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
March 20, 2009

Review of the Internet traffic management practices of Internet service providers
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
February 18, 2009

Submission in Response to the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182
November 7, 2007

• The Privacy Implications of Aviation Security Measures
• Regarding financial monitoring regime in Canada

Questions, issues and observations related to a potential merger of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Hon. Gérard La Forest, who is reviewing the issue
October 2005

• The Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners: The Merger and Related Issues
  Report of the Special Advisor, Gérard V. La Forest, to the Minister of Justice
  November 2005

Response to the Government of Canada's “Lawful Access“ Consultations
Submission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
May 5, 2005

Transferring Personal Information about Canadians Across Borders — Implications of the USA PATRIOT Act
Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
August 18, 2004

Obtaining and Banking DNA Forensic Evidence
Response by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Department of Justice's consultation paper
January 9, 1995