Annual Reports and Privacy Impact Assessments

Under section 72(1) of the Access to Information Act and section 72(1) of the Privacy Act, the heads of government institutions are required to prepare annual reports to Parliament concerning their administration of the Acts for the fiscal year. The following are annual reports produced by the Department of Finance:

• Access to Information Act
• Administration of the Privacy Act

Many federal institutions and agencies are implementing electronic methods to deliver services to Canadians. To ensure that such initiatives comply with privacy requirements, institutions are required to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments in order to identify and evaluate any risks to the personal information at issue. The assessments assist managers and decision-makers to avoid or mitigate privacy risks and to promote fully informed policy, program and system design choices.

Once a Privacy Impact Assessment has been done, institutions are required to produce a summary of the results of the Assessment. It must be made available to the public in a timely manner, in plain language, and in both official languages.

Access to Information Act
Access to Information Regulations
Policy on Access to Information
Access to Information Manual
Access to Information Act Request Form
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

Privacy Act
Privacy Regulations
Policy on Privacy Protection
Directive on Privacy Impact Assessment
Privacy Act Request Form
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Record Correction Request Form

Info Source Publications
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinators

Library and Archives Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Department of Justice Canada