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Privacy and Access Council of Canada

The voice for privacy and access

Privacy & Data Governance Congress 2026

18-20 March 2026 — Ottawa Canada

The PACC Congress is THE place to mix, mingle, and learn

Join experts from Canada, the US, UK, and EU to explore the impacts and unintended consequences that legislation, regulations, and technology have on your career and your organization — and what to do about it all.

Explore the crossroads of privacy, access, governance, compliance, law, and technology.

Enjoy three impactful days of networking, learning, and thought-provoking discussions.

Discover new perspectives. Foster new business relationships.


Congress Program

A few of the topics you can expect to hear about are:

  • Privacy from the Bench
  • Human Cost of Curiosity
  • Updating Our Digital Infrastructure
  • Next Generation Privacy: The Youth Perspective
  • Internet Regulation Hits and Misses
  • Uniting Canada through Privacy Adequacy: A Harmonized Approach
  • What’s Changed since ClearviewAI
  • Privacy Impact Assessments: Beyond the Checkbox
  • The Why and How of AI Impact Assessments
  • Staying Private in a World Without Privacy
  • Health Privacy Challenges of EMRs, Telemedicine, and AI Medical Transcription
  • Age verification: When AI Doesn’t Get it Right
  • Regulators’ Roundtable

Program is subject to change


This event qualifies for Continuing Professional Development credits applicable toward AAPP, CAPP and MAPP designations. 

We believe the content of this event may be recognized for continuing legal educational requirements by Law Societies in Canada and elsewhere. If you are in Alberta or another jurisdiction where CPD learning activity is a mandatory element of your annual Continuing Professional Development Plan, we encourage you to consider including this event.

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Garabyte Consulting
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
Swanson Law
Statistics Canada
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Canadian Constitution Foundation
Canadian Agri-Food Foresight Institute
Gagne Legal Services
Ethical Capital Partners
Newport Thomson
AMINAcorp.ca
Porter
WestJet
Air Canada

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PACC is dedicated to the development and promotion of the access-to-information, information privacy, and data governance profession across the private, non-profit and public sectors.

PACC is the certifying body for access and privacy professionals, and engages in outreach efforts to advance awareness about access, privacy, and data protection.

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