

The OPC has the authority to manage its own information technology infrastructure and information holdings by virtue of section 161 of the Financial Administration Act, and applicable TBS directives and policies. Pursuant to these statutes, the OPC has legal authority to collect, use and disclose information including personal information to accomplish its mandate. The OPC is empowered under the Privacy Act and PIPEDA to receive and investigate complaints, carry out audits and engaged in other activities to protect and promote the privacy rights of individuals. The OPC is also, as a government institution, subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act. The OPC accomplishes its mandate through activities such as investigating privacy complaints, research, conducting audits, initiating court actions, reporting to the public and promoting public awareness through outreach initiatives. In addition, the OPC oversees compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ( PIPEDA), Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law. This includes ensuring compliance by government institutions with the Privacy Act with respect to their handling of the personal information. The OPC is an agent of Parliament, whose mandate is to oversee the protection and promotion of privacy rights. Name and description of government institution

It also aligns with the Government of Canada ( GC) cloud adoption strategy, directives and guidance.

This implementation will allow the OPC to achieve efficient and effective information management to support OPC program and service delivery.

The objective of a cloud services implementation projects to modernize the technology the OPC currently uses to enhance the office’s operations by providing additional functions and features beyond the OPC’s current on-premise products. The following sections and their information requirements make up the minimum content of the core privacy impact assessment ( PIA) for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s ( OPC) project to implement the Microsoft 365 suite of cloud-based software-as-a-service applications ( M365 cloud services).
