Privacy Rights by Audience
Different Canadians face different privacy issues. Whether you are an employee, a consumer, a patient, a tenant, or a job applicant, here are the rules and practical guidance most relevant to your role.
Privacy at Work: What Your Employer Can and Cannot Do
Your privacy rights as an employee in Canada, including workplace monitoring, email surveillance, background checks, and biometric time-clock systems.
Read topicConsumer Privacy in Canada
What businesses can collect about you as a customer, rules for loyalty programs, targeted advertising, cookies, and how to say no.
Read topicPatient Privacy and Your Health Records
How health privacy laws across Canada protect your medical records, who can access them, and how to request changes.
Read topicStudent Privacy Rights in Canada
How schools, universities, and colleges handle your information under FIPPA, MFIPPA, and related education statutes.
Read topicChildren's Privacy in Canada
How Canadian privacy law treats children's information, who can consent, and what the OPC expects from online services targeting minors.
Read topicPrivacy Rights for Seniors in Canada
Special considerations for older Canadians dealing with financial institutions, long-term care, health records, and substitute decision-makers.
Read topicTenant Privacy in Canada
What landlords can ask, keep, and disclose about you. Limits on credit checks, employment verification, and surveillance in rental buildings.
Read topicPrivacy Rights for Job Applicants in Canada
What employers can ask during hiring, including background checks, references, social media screening, and AI-assisted hiring tools.
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