Canada. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Site: Ottawa

Contact Information

Office Phone 819-994-5444
Toll Free Phone 1-800-282-1376
TTY Phone 819-994-6591
Fax 819-994-5424
Website www.priv.gc.ca/en/
Social Media LinkedIn LinkedIn, Twitter Twitter, YouTube YouTube

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)
  • promotes public awareness of privacy rights and obligations
  • provides legal opinions and litigates court cases
  • monitors trends in privacy practices, identifies systemic privacy issues
  • investigates complaints
  • pursues legal action
  • assesses compliance with obligations in the Privacy Act and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  • advises on, and reviews, privacy impact assessments
  • provides legal and policy analyses and expertise
  • responds to inquiries of Parliamentarians, individual Canadians and organizations
  • works with privacy stakeholders from other jurisdictions in Canada and on the international scene
Hours Information Centre: Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm
Areas Served Canada
Eligibility No restrictions
Application Complaint forms can be found at: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/report-a-concern/file-a-formal-privacy-complaint/
Languages English; French
Fees None

Site Information

Located In Community Ottawa
Address & Map
30 Victoria St
8th Flr
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1A 1H3
 
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Physical Access Fully Accessible

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