News release: Privacy Commissioner of Canada welcomes efforts to modernize Privacy Act in submission to government consultation
Canada's Privacy Commissioner has submitted a formal response to a government consultation on modernizing the Privacy Act, signaling support for legislative reform of the country's federal public-sector privacy law.
Why this matters: Canada's Privacy Act is old. It was written before smartphones, social media, or modern government data systems existed. Updating it matters because that law governs how the federal government handles your personal information. If the rules are weak or outdated, agencies can collect and share data with few real consequences. The Commissioner backing reform is a start, but the outcome depends on what the government actually adopts and whether the new rules have real teeth.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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