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Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Canadian government Privacy Agency

Field	Value
post	Privacy Commissioner of Canada
native_name	Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
insignia	Logo_of_the_Office_of_the_Privacy_Commissioner_of_Canada.png
insigniasize	200px
incumbent	Philippe Dufresne
acting	no
incumbentsince	June 27, 2022
abbreviation	OPC
reports_to	Parliament of Canada
appointer	Governor in Council
termlength	7 years
termlength_qualified	once renewable
constituting_instrument	Privacy Act
first	Inger Hansen
salary	$314,100 (Equal to a Judge of the Federal Court of Canada)
website
department	Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The privacy commissioner of Canada () is a non-partisan ombudsman and officer of the Parliament of Canada. The commissioner investigates complaints regarding violations of the federal Privacy Act, which deals with personal information held by the Government of Canada or the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which deals with personal information held in federally regulated private sector industries. The commissioner reports to Parliament.

Philippe Dufresne has served as the ninth and current privacy commissioner of Canada since he was appointed on June 27, 2022.

The privacy commissioner has the authority to audit, publish information about personal information-handling practices in the public and private sector, conduct research into privacy issues and promote awareness and understanding of privacy issues from the public.

Since 1983, the privacy commissioner has been a seven-year Governor in Council appointment made after consultation with the leaders of every political party in the Senate and House of Commons, and after the approval of both chambers. Prior to the Privacy Act of 1983, which lays out the present role and appointment process of the office, the appointment was made by the minister of justice on the advice of the chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

The privacy commissioner reports to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

List of privacy commissioners

There have been eight privacy commissioners since the office was established in 1977.

No.	Name	Term	Notes
1	Inger Hansen	July 1977 – June 30, 1983
2	John Grace	July 1, 1983 – June 30, 1990
3	Bruce Phillips	April 17, 1991 – August 31, 2000
4	George Radwanski	September 1, 2000 – June 23, 2003	acting, September 1 – October 18, 2000;
5	Robert Marleau	July 2, 2003 – November 30, 2003	acting
6	Jennifer Stoddart	December 1, 2003 – December 2, 2013
7	Chantal Bernier	December 3, 2013 – June 2014	acting
8	Daniel Therrien	June 5, 2014 – June 26 2022
9	Philippe Dufresne	June 27, 2022 – incumbent

References

https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#orgs/dept/256/infograph/financialGC Infobase only reports the combined FTE headcount for both the OPC and the Information Commissioner of Canada.
(June 23, 2022). "Announcement: Philippe Dufresne appointed Canada's new Privacy Commissioner". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
(December 14, 2018). "What we do". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
"Officers of Parliament - Privacy Commissioners: 1977 to Date". Library of Parliament, [[Parliament of Canada]].
"Parliamentary Activities". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
"George Radwanski, former privacy commissioner, dies".

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