Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2026-2027
Canada
Researchers will map gaming data practices to principles under PIPEDA including meaningful consent, safeguards, transparency, accountability and data minimizations. They will then measure youth unders...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2026-2027
Canada
Achievement Unlocked? Young Canadians’ Privacy and Consent in Online Gaming is a mixed methods research project that will examine how youth aged 9–18 and their parents/caregivers understand, experienc...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2024-2025
Canada
This research will focus on analysing mobile gaming apps and comparing them to COPPA compliance criteria in order to identify good and bad practices in children’s privacy related to gaming and to prod...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2025-2026
Canada
This research project aims to analyze the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in the context of FemTech (female technology) mobile applications dedicated to wellness...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2024-2025
Canada
This project will comprehensively explore privacy within AI systems, especially focusing on the perspectives of young digital citizens, while ensuring the protection of children's privacy rights.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2024-2025
Canada
This project will provide a practical introduction to Large Language Models and will explore privacy challenges for legal and policy experts and the role of privacy-enhancing technologies. Researchers...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2024-2025
Royaume-Uni
The research will evaluate PIPEDA and proposed Canadian privacy and AI legislation for their fitness to govern the use of Emotional AI used with children, highlighting gaps and offering suggestions wh...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2025-2026
Canada
Modern connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) incessantly gather and relay extensive personal information, including location history, driving patterns, biometric data, and infotainment choices, to...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2025-2026
Canada
The proposed project will examine the management of sensitive data collected by a wearable device, stored on a smartphone and transmitted to a cloud platform, taking a representative ecosystem as a us...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2025-2026
Canada
This project aims to explore the unique privacy challenges and opportunities faced by older high school students and post-secondary learners (Ages 16–24) in Canada. First, a review of existing studies...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2025-2026
Canada
Smart speakers are the most popular smart home device in Canada and millions of Canadians use voice assistants like Alexa or Siri on a daily basis. However, smart speakers – and other voice-activated...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2018-2019
Canada
Research and knowledge transation regarding the use of online databases by Canadian anti-violence organizations.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2026-2027
Canada
The goal of this project is to support players, educators, and policymakers to respond effectively to the privacy challenges posed by AI-generated NPCs. Researchers will: (1) review the ‘state of play...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2024-2025
Canada
This research will explore that negative effects of deceptive design on user information privacy in commercial VR applications. By identifying and classifying deceptive design patterns in VR that unde...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2026-2027
Canada
This research project considers what “meaningful consent” looks like in the context of online gaming. The discussion begins with a survey of the privacy impacts associated with online gaming through t...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2018-2019
Canada
Technical investigation of the privacy risks associated with public WiFi hotspots.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2017-2018
Canada
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2026-2027
Canada
This project proposes conducting extensive research and analysis and proposing policy recommendations that strengthen privacy protections against algorithmic pricing in online games.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2018-2019
Canada
Translate and market to a wider audience the documentary "Data Mining the Deceased," produced with previous funding by the OPC's Contributions Program.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2018-2019
Canada
Réalisation, distribution et diffusion de 10 productions audiovisuelles sur la protection de la vie privée.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2019-2020
Canada
This project will investigate the privacy issues emerging from the rapid scientific development and commercialization of what the researchers call “postgenomic biometrics.”
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2019-2020
Canada
The goal of this research project is to provide a forum for discussion among seniors about emerging technological devices and their impact on privacy.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2019-2020
Canada
This project will develop novel technologies that enable users to define, manage and enforce their privacy preferences over online interactions.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2019-2020
Canada
This design jam will explore innovative, technological ways to provide real-time meaningful consent in the health sector while protecting individual privacy.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Contributions Program
EF 2019-2020
Canada
This project will give Canadian youth the chance to consider, discuss, and design ways of obtaining consent that are clear and meaningful to them, and to deliver their message directly to representati...