PIAC recently commented on the Ontario Government’s “Public Consultation – Modernizing Privacy in Ontario”. Please find attached three documents: 1) Comments of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre on the above-noted consultation, entitled “Provincial Privacy Reform: A Path to Disorder?”; 2) PIAC’s comments from the 2020 Ontario “Consultations to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Personal Data;” and […]

OTTAWA– (16 November 2020) Consumer privacy in Canada will be destroyed if Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 [including Part 1 – Consumer Privacy Protection Act], is passed, said the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (“PIAC”) today . This new Bill is intended to replace and strengthen the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) […]

OTTAWA– (16 October 2020) The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (“PIAC”) today responded to the government of Ontario’s Consultation to strengthen privacy protections in Ontario with PIAC’s recommendations for strengthening privacy protections in Ontario’s private sector, preferably by strengthening the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and introducing provincial employment privacy legislation. PIAC […]

OTTAWA – 9 September 2020 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) an Application requesting CRTC oversight of potential linkages between IP addresses generated by use of Health Canada’s “COVID Alert” app (as well as similar uses of IP addresses and additionally, mobile phone numbers, by […]

OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today published an open letter to Facebook urging the social media giant not to launch the “Facebook Messenger Kids” app in Canada.  PIAC’s letter points to the collection and retention of young users’ actual communications by Facebook, without a clear rationale, something that PIAC claims may, along […]

In June, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33, an aspiring privacy law class action brought by a British Columbia resident against the social networking service. In the decision, the majority of the Court found that a clause in Facebook’s terms of use, which required that […]

On February 14, 2017, PIAC appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics as part of a review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIAC outlined its arguments for changes to PIPEDA, including in relation to protecting children’s privacy, strengthening rules around data retention, […]

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) appeared at the stakeholder consultation meeting held by Industry Canada on April 11, 2008 in Ottawa regarding a Proposed Model for Data Breach Notification. At the close of this meeting, it was indicated that parties could submit final comments on the proposed model. PIAC submitted today its comments on […]

On January 15, 2008, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) criticized Industry Canada’s comments regarding a report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) conducted by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information and Ethics. Issues commented on by PIAC include data breach notification, children’s privacy, public safety consent, […]

PDF version[pdf file: 0.05mb] Privacy Commissioner finds businesses in breach of law;Consumer groups declare victory and demand compliance In a slew of findings released today, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada upheld the view of consumer advocates that consumers should be provided, up front, with clear, detailed information on how their personal information will be used […]