Privacy and Access Council of Canada

NIST Workshop on AI Incident Management
2026-05-14 08:30 - 17:30 (America/Toronto)
As AI systems become increasingly integral to critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and national security, a new class of incidents is emerging where AI systems are both targets and sources of risk. Addressing these challenges may require new methods and coordinated action across government, industry, and academia.

This workshop will convene leaders from across the AI and cybersecurity stakeholder communities to initiate a shared dialogue on scalable, mission-aligned approaches to AI incident response.

Bill C-22 on Lawful Access (or I'll be Watching You)
2026-05-20 04:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
The Government of Canada can point to a remarkable achievement in unifying not only almost all Canadians, but people globally in opposition to surveillance and Lawful Access Bill C-22.

From human and digital rights defenders, legal and security experts, tech CEOs and industry bodies. cybersecurity companies, critics warn it will hurt Canadians, Canadian companies and undermine privacy for everyone.Even the bill’s own oversight body has reported that it does not have the access it needs for effective oversight.

​All of this begs the question – why is the government pursuing this bill?

CACOLE 2026
2026-06-01 08:00 - 2026-06-04 17:00 (America/Regina)
Police oversight across Canada is experiencing significant transition. Expanded mandates, technological advancement, evolving legal frameworks, and increasing public expectations are reshaping how oversight bodies operate—and how trust and legitimacy are earned and maintained.

This conference brings together oversight leaders, legal experts, policymakers, practitioners, and students to examine emerging challenges and practical solutions that strengthen accountability, independence, and public trust in modern policing.

National Cybersecurity Consortium 2026 Conference
2026-06-17 08:00 - 2026-06-19 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC)’s 2026 conference will be a hub for Canadian experts and leaders in cybersecurity to convene, exchange ideas, expand professional networks, and co-create strategies to elevate the country’s cybersecurity ecosystem. This event is catered to those leading innovation, senior and emerging researchers, and supporters of cutting-edgeCanadian technology who all share a commitment to advancing the field.

8th Annual PrivaCI Symposium
2026-06-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
The aim of the symposium is to foster interaction among diverse communities of research and practice using Contextual Integrity to reason about privacy, design and evaluate, craft regulation, and generate formal logics for privacy.

11th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy
2026-07-06 08:00 - 2026-07-10 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Kids These Days: Social Media and Smartphones
2026-08-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | https://pacc-ccap.ca/events/kids-these-days/
Guest Dr. Will Dobud, senior lecturer at Charles Sturt University (Australia), will explore what happens when policymakers turn children’s well-being into moral currency, dissent is portrayed as irresponsible, and how we can remain evidence-based in our decisions about social media and smartphones.

Learn about the research and statistics that have been used to argue in favour of social media bans, how have gained widespread attention from just about every one except the experts, and how the trend is leading to bad policy.

This interactive online event will be held on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Eastern Time).

This event qualifies for Continuing Professional Development credits applicable toward Associate Access and Privacy Professional (AAPP)®, Chartered Access and Privacy Professional (CAPP)®, and Master Access and Privacy Professional (MAPP)® designations.

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Impact@SOUPS — Workshop on Societal Impact for Usable Privacy and Security Research
2026-08-23 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
This workshop brings together a community of researchers interested in identifying ways to create significant, sustained impact that tangibly improves people’s security, privacy, and safety.

23rd Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST2026)
2026-08-26 08:00 - 2026-08-28 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The 23rd Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security & Trust (PST) provides a premier forum for sharing advances in cybersecurity research and security applications. PST2026 will be held in Ottawa, Canada, and will offer one industry day followed by two days of keynotes and technical presentations focused on Privacy, Security, and Trust, along with a special track on Emerging Technologies and Trends.

RightsCon Continues Summit
2026-09-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
The RightsCon Continues Summit will take place online across the globe on September 22.

International Right To Know Day
2026-09-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2027-09-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2028-09-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2029-09-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2030-09-28 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
International Right To Know Day is a day to celebrate our right to right to seek and access information.

RTK Day underscores the importance of being able to know what is happening around us to take action for our safety and improvement.

Real Time Crime Centre Ops & Tech West
2026-10-19 08:00 - 2026-10-20 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
The future of policing is the real-time operations centre—join us for a conference dedicated to the intelligence tools that empower front-line officers.

This event qualifies for Continuing Professional Development credits applicable toward Associate Access and Privacy Professional (AAPP)®, Chartered Access and Privacy Professional (CAPP)®, and Master Access and Privacy Professional (MAPP)® designations.
