Sonja Hanisch

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Manager, Breach Response Unit, Compliance, Intake and Resolution Directorate

Sonja Hanisch joined the Office of the Privacy Commissioner as Manager, Breach Response Unit in 2020. Her dedicated, agile team is responsible for receiving and reviewing breach reports from the public and private sector and utilizing a suite of tools, including investigations, to protect the privacy rights of Canadians.  

Sonja has over 15 years of experience in privacy within federal government including having worked as a privacy investigator with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, privacy advisor within large federal institutions and has experience providing privacy advice to private sector startups.  

Sonja holds a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University.

 

Contributions by Sonja Hanisch

  • Real Talk on RROSH: OPC’s Expectations for Assessing and Reporting
    Speaker at IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2022
  • Speaker at IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2020 - Canceled