Last week, I promised a more in-depth look at Bill C-27 and the IAPP published an excellent article written by Florence So. If you missed it, here’s a
While we wait for the OPC to provide its views and advice to Parliament on the government’s proposed bill, they are nonetheless continuing to do some interesting work as part of their public education mandate. Did you know that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has a contributions program where they award approximately $500,000 annually to nonprofit organizations and individuals doing interesting privacy-related research? If you’re a privacy pro working for a nonprofit, remember this and make sure to apply next time they post their annual applications callout.
They just announced the recipients of this year’s (2022-23) allotment this past week. The broader theme is about assessing and mitigating privacy risks, barriers and inequalities, and among the 11 organizations receiving funding is a group from Nunavut. They’ll be looking at privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning through a “rural, remote and Indigenous lens.” It sounds really interesting and I’m looking forward to seeing the results of this and the other projects. You can access the list of all the projects