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The People’s Consultation on AI
Artificial Intelligence technologies are being embedded into every aspect of how we live our lives in Canada — from educating …
Clinical Trial Consultation
Health Canada has opened a public consultation seeking feedback on proposed Clinical Trials Regulations. The proposal contemplates decentralized or hybrid …
Bell, Let’s Talk about the Unintended consequences of revealing mental health issues
On the convergence of Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk’ day (January 25) and Data Privacy Day (January 28), let’s think of …
Worldwide Associations United in Supporting Encryption
Encryption is crucial to the global digital economy. If online services cannot use strong technical protection mechanisms like encryption, users …
“National Sprint” on AI Strategy
More than 160 signatories, including 40+ organizations and more than 120 field experts, human rights advocates, and community representatives across Canada, have signed a Joint Civil Society …
Statement on Superintelligence
More than 65,000 people have signed the Statement on Superintelligence, released October 22. Signatories span many backgrounds and beliefs, including: Eight …
Setting the Standard for Privacy Expertise in Canada
The revised CAN/DGSI 109-1: Privacy – Part 1: Qualification and Proficiency of Access to Information, Privacy, and Data Protection Professionals National …
Data Governance Standard up for review and comment
CAN/DGSI 100-9, Data Governance – Part 9: Data Collaboration Framework is open for public review and comment as a regular maintenance …
Combination of legislative bills strips away Canadians’ rights
The Orwellian hellscape described in the classic book Nineteen Eighty-Four is being put in place in Canada in the form of three …
Global Comparative Testing of Responses to FOI Requests
Today, on International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) relesed a report …
PACC Joins the Call to Withdraw Bill C-2
The Privacy & Access Council of Canada, along with more than 65 other leading Canadian individuals and organizations, has endorsed …
Transparency Performance Indicators
After years of work, the Kantara Initiative Anchored Notice and Consent Work Group has published as Kantara Recommendation “Transparency Performance Indicators”. The …
Canada’s Children’s Privacy Code
The Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC) is pleased to have contributed to the Joint Submission to Canada’s Office …
International Day for Universal Access to Information 2025
The 2025 International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), hosted by UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of …
Boundless boundaries of the Strong Borders Act
Days before Parliament recessed for the summer, the Government of Canada introduced the Strong Borders Act, ostensibly to increase security …
Making children the centre of privacy protections
The OAIC is asking children, young people and parents to share how children’s privacy can be better protected online. Listening …
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 …
Building a Shared Framework for Digital Literacy in Canada
Participate in an upcoming national initiative to define common terms, share practical guidance, and outline a shared approach to digital literacy …
EU Court Rules Commission in Violation of Transparency Law Over von der Leyen–Pfizer Texts
The General Court of the European Union has annulled the European Commission’s decision to refuse access to text messages relating …
Report: Surveillance & Algorithmic Management at Work
The proliferation of surveillance technologies has seen them become a commonplace tool used by management in public, private, and nonprofit …
