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Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)
Type: Federal
Website: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides advice and information for individuals about protecting personal information. They also enforce two federal privacy laws that set out the rules for how federal government institutions and certain businesses must handle personal information.

  • Oversees compliance with the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
  • Helps individuals and organizations identify, address and report concerns related to possible mishandling of personal information
  • investigates complaints, conducts audits, pursues court action, and publicly report on the personal information-handling practices of public and private organizations
Email: https://services.priv.gc.ca/q-s/allez-go/eng/8b62761b-7100-4016-886c-0279a78670d6
Telephone: 819-994-5444
Fax: 819-994-6591
Address: 30, Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1H3
Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC)
Type: Federal
Website: https://www.oic-ci.gc.ca/en

The Access to Information Act (the Act)gives Canadians the right to request information from federal institutions. If you submitted a request for information to a federal institution under the Act and you are not satisfied with how it was processed, you may file a complaint with the OIC.

  • assists individuals and organizations who believe that federal institutions have not respected their rights under the Act
  • provides arms-length oversight of the federal government’s access to information practices and encourages them to adopt approaches to information-sharing that meet the objectives of the Act.
  • carries out investigations and dispute-resolution efforts to resolve complaints, represents the commissioner in court cases and provides legal advice
Email: general@oic-ci.gc.ca
Telephone: 1-800-267-0441
Fax: 819-994-1768
Address: 30 Victoria Street Gatineau, QC K1A 1H3
Office of the Commissioner of the Official Languages
Type: Federal
Website: https://www.clo-ocol.gc.ca/en

The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of the Canadian government is responsible for achieving the objectives of, and promoting, Canada’s Official Languages Act.

  • Administers the Official Languages Act by protecting language rights and promotes English and French in Canadian society
  • Intervene with federal institutions when they do not meet their official language obligations
  • Provides education to the general public about their language rights and investigates complaints from the public regarding federal institutions that infringe language rights
Email: information.information@clo-ocol.gc.ca
Telephone:
Fax:
Address: 30 Victoria Street, 6th floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0T8