OPC — Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Overview
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is Canada’s independent privacy oversight authority, responsible for overseeing compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Privacy Act governing federal institutions. Canada holds an EU adequacy decision, meaning personal data transfers between Canada and the EU are permitted without additional safeguards. For neuroscience research, the OPC’s framework governs Canadian institutions contributing to the CONP (Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform) and receiving or sharing data with international collaborators. Canada’s federal Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, requiring data management plans and open data sharing for SSHRC, CIHR, and NSERC-funded projects, operates within the broader privacy framework the OPC oversees.
Connections
- relatedTo: CONP (Canadian neuroscience data sharing through CONP operates within the privacy regulatory framework the OPC oversees)