The Privacy & Access Council of Canada, along with more than 65 other leading Canadian individuals and organizations, has endorsed an open letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to withdraw the deeply flawed, anti-privacy Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act. The Strong Borders Act opens the door to unprecedented surveillance and cross-border data sharing. Its sweeping … [Read more...] about PACC Joins the Call to Withdraw Bill C-2
Advocacy
Watching the Watchers Yields Results
The collective pressure of our global community has been effective at bringing attention to the importance of encryption in protecting privacy, institutions, and governments, and the harms that would result from undermining encryption. On April 8, 2025, 237 civil society organizations, companies, academics, privacy and cybersecurity experts, including the Privacy & … [Read more...] about Watching the Watchers Yields Results
Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Dozens of leading civil society organizations, corporations, experts and academics released an open letter to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, calling for the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) to be withdrawn and given a full public consultation. AIDA is currently bundled into the government’s proposed privacy legislation, Bill … [Read more...] about Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Join the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government
The Multi-stakeholder Forum on Open Government provides input and advice on the Government of Canada’s open government commitments, identifies new areas of focus, and builds the open government community across Canada. The Multi-Stakeholder Forum is composed of twelve members, eight from civil society and four from the Government of Canada – having a forum like this is … [Read more...] about Join the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government
PACC concerned with ‘deeply problematic’ Cybersecurity Bill C-26
The Government of Canada has introduced Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts. In addition to granting the government sweeping new powers, the Bill's vague and permissive language jeopardizes the ability of privacy and access practitioners to fulfill their professional … [Read more...] about PACC concerned with ‘deeply problematic’ Cybersecurity Bill C-26
Have your say on certification as a tool for Transfers
The European Data Protection Board has invited comments on the "Guidelines 07/2022 on certification as a tool for transfers"Comments should be sent before 30 September 2022 using the EU form provided. Download the Guidelines Click for more information and to provide feedback … [Read more...] about Have your say on certification as a tool for Transfers
