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10-516: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Privacy Commissioner of Canada The privacy commissioner of Canada ( French : Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada ) is a non-partisan ombudsman and officer of the Parliament of Canada . The commissioner investigates complaints regarding violations of the federal Privacy Act , which deals with personal information held by
15-528: The Government of Canada or the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Ac t (PIPEDA), which deals with personal information held in federally regulated private sector industries. The commissioner reports to Parliament. Philippe Dufresne has served as the ninth and current privacy commissioner of Canada since he was appointed on June 27, 2022. The privacy commissioner has
20-721: The Senate and House of Commons, and after the approval of both chambers. Prior to the Privacy Act of 1983, which lays out the present role and appointment process of the office, the appointment was made by the minister of justice on the advice of the chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission . The privacy commissioner reports to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics . There have been eight privacy commissioners since
25-454: The authority to audit , publish information about personal information-handling practices in the public and private sector, conduct research into privacy issues and promote awareness and understanding of privacy issues from the public. Since 1983, the privacy commissioner has been a seven-year Governor in Council appointment made after consultation with the leaders of every political party in
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