Privacy and Access Council of Canada

22nd Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST2025)
2025-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
The Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security & Trust (PST) provides a premier forum for sharing advances in cybersecurity research and security applications.

Wisdom Wednesday Webinar
2025-08-13 10:00 - 23:00 (America/Edmonton) | https://pacc-ccap.ca/events/wisdom-wednesday-webinar-2/
Join guest Toby Mendel, Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Democracy and internationally renowned human rights advocate, for an engaging conversation about access to information in Canada, and why it matters now more than ever.

Toby will discuss issues facing governments in Canada and around the world struggling with capacity building to ensure foundational rights for democracy, including the right to information, freedom of expression, the right to participate and the rights to freedom of assembly and association.

How barriers limit Canadians’ right to know

The importance of genuine transparency in a democracy

What we can do to demand greater government transparency

Don’t miss this important discussion about what’s broken, what’s at stake, and what reforms are needed to protect accountability in our democracy.

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About Toby Mendel

Toby Mendel is the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Democracy, a Canadian-based international human rights NGO. Prior to that, he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19, an international human rights NGO focusing on freedom of expression and the right to information. He has collaborated extensively with inter-governmental actors working in these areas – including the World Bank, UNESCO, the UN and other international rapporteurs on freedom of expression, the OSCE and the Council of Europe – as well as numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world. Before joining ARTICLE 19, he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He is the author of a large number of articles, monographs and books on a range of freedom of expression, right to information and communication rights issues, including several books published by UNESCO.

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

Insights Into Canada’s Development of Children’s Privacy Framework
2025-07-25 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This targeted, moderated discussion is designed to assist organizations and trade associations in understanding the development process, application, and impact of a potential Children’s Privacy Code, and in framing their own submissions for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s exploratory consultation.

Navigating AI & Privacy Law in Canada
2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto)
AI and privacy are at the forefront of legal and societal change in Canada, shaping how organizations, governments, and individuals interact with technology and personal data. With a patchwork of provincial privacy laws—including Québec’s far-reaching Law 25—alongside evolving federal proposals like the now-stalled Bill C-27, legal professionals are navigating a complex and shifting regulatory environment.

Date: Thursday July 24, 2025
Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM EST

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

Justice & Privacy: Navigating Legal Challenges in Survivor Support
2025-07-23 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver)
The Genvis Innovation in Public Safety Series is an initiative bringing together frontline service providers, legal professionals, and government agencies to explore new approaches to survivor-centred responses in the context of intimate partner and family violence, human trafficking, and exploitation.

This roundtable focuses on the legal and privacy challenges faced by those supporting survivors in justice-involved settings. It brings together experts across law, privacy, and frontline practice to explore how to protect survivor dignity and safety while navigating the realities of information requests, legal risk, and institutional accountability.

In the Same Boat - Sharing Information Governance Expertise
2025-07-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
This full-day conference will explore the different journeys and experiences of records and information professionals.

Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium
2025-07-14 08:00 - 2025-07-19 17:00 (America/Denver)
The annual Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) brings together privacy experts from around the world to discuss recent advances and new perspectives on research in privacy technologies. PETS addresses the design and realization of privacy services for the Internet and other digital systems and communication networks.

Crossing the Line: Canada's Strong Borders Act
2025-07-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | https://pacc-ccap.ca/events/www-c2/
The Strong Borders Act, Bill C-2, that is intended to improve border security, has come under fire by hundreds of privacy professionals, lawyers, academics, and civil society organizations concerned about the sweeping surveillance powers it grants to the Canadian government and law enforcement agencies.

Among other things, Bill C-2 is designed “to facilitate access to basic information that will assist in the investigation of federal offences through an information demand or a judicial production order to persons who provide services to the public.” The breadth of that provision, and others, will have significant implications for privacy practitioners grappling with how to comply with Bill C-2 and with privacy laws.

Join law professor Robert Diab to explore the practical implications of Canada’s new Border Security legislation.

The Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before the event.

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Robert Diab is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops BC, and a co-author of Search and Seizure (Irwin Law, 2023). His scholarship and commentary on law, technology, and privacy has appeared in venues that range from the McGill and Osgoode Hall Law Journals, to Tech Policy Press and Newsweek. He has contributed to federal and provincial commissions of inquiry, and continues to be involved in criminal and constitutional litigation.

National Cybersecurity Consortium Conference
2025-06-25 08:00 - 2025-06-27 17:00 (America/Denver)
The National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC)’s 2025 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-edge Canadian technology who all share a commitment to advancing the field.

International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC)
2025-06-23 08:00 - 2025-06-25 17:00 (America/Denver)
The International Conference connects Information Commissioners, Ombudspersons and other bodies charged with overseeing the implementation of Access to Public Information legislation, in order to foster the protection and the promotion of access to public information as a fundamental pillar to social, economic and democratic governance.
