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The Privacy Act provides Canadian citizens, permanent residents or individuals present in Canada with the right of access to personal information held about them by federal government institutions, such as EDC. It also protects against unauthorized disclosure of that personal information. The...

The Repository is a measure of transparency for the use of the SIN that cannot be succinctly captured in Appendix A of the Directive on Social Insurance Number. For example, there are several programs across many institutions that cite the Income Tax Act as the legal authority to collect the SIN...

Annual reports detailing the responsibilities of the Museum under the Acts, delegation orders, and statistical reports.

The Privacy Act (the Act) was enacted on July 1, 1983. The Act provides Canadian citizen and permanent residents the right of access to their own personal information under the control of a government institution, and with a right to request correction of their personal information. The Act also...

ACOA's 2022-2023 Report to Parliament on the Privacy Act.

The Department of Justice Canada has been leading efforts to modernize the federal Privacy Act, which is a key piece of Canada’s legal framework for protecting privacy interests. As part of this work, Justice Canada undertook an initial engagement with Indigenous governments and organizations...

Annual report on ISED's performance in its administration of the Privacy Act for 2022-2023.

The Privacy Act (the Act) provides Canadian citizens and permanent residents with the right of access to and correction of personal information about themselves that is under the control of a government institution. The Act also provides the legal framework for the collection, retention, use,...

A forward regulatory plan is a public list or description of anticipated regulatory changes or actions that a department intends to bring forward or undertake in a specified time frame. It is intended to give consumers, business, other stakeholders and trading partners greater opportunity to...

The mandate of Justice Canada’s internal audit function is to help Justice Canada achieve its strategic outcomes by using a systematic and disciplined approach to assess and contribute to the continuous improvement of its risk management, internal control, and governance processes. The results of...