The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Daniel Therrien (the
"Commissioner"), tabled his 2018-2019 Annual Report in Parliament on
December 10, 2019 (the "Report"). In the
Report, the Commissioner provides a review of his office's
activity under both the Privacy Act1 and the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
("PIPEDA"),2 as well as a summary
of privacy-related court cases and parliamentary activity. The
Commissioner also recommends various privacy law reforms, including
making consent more meaningful, requiring organizations and
government institutions to demonstrate their accountability, and
requiring a necessity and proportionality standard for collecting
personal information.
