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Chamber & Rotary Distinguished Speaker Series: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is here to help!
Chamber & Rotary Distinguished Speaker Series
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is here to help!
Small businesses may not always be aware of their obligations under Canada’s federal private sector privacy law or all of the key steps to protecting the privacy of customers – putting them at risk of non-compliance and data breaches. Meanwhile, consumers are increasingly concerned with how businesses are safeguarding their information – research shows Canadians are less likely now to believe that businesses are taking their privacy obligations seriously than they were nine years ago.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is here to help. Brent Homan, Director General of PIPEDA Investigations, will share some lessons learned from investigations and offer practical advice that small businesses can put to use right away. He’ll cover:
- What’s expected from small businesses under federal privacy legislation – the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA);
- How to address privacy issues before they become resource-intensive complaints to the Privacy Commissioner;
- How to avoid costly and reputation-damaging privacy breaches; and
- How antispam law changes PIPEDA and some things to look out for when doing e-marketing.
Presenter: Brent Homan, Director General, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Joining the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) in 2012, Brent Homan is currently the Director General for PIPEDA investigations which includes oversight of the OPC’s Toronto Office with its dedicated enforcement and stakeholder engagement programs.
Mr. Homan’s accomplishments in the Privacy world include key matters in the ‘Digital Society and Economy’ such as overseeing: the Bell Relevant Advertising Program investigation (2015), the Google Online Behavioural Advertising investigation (2014), the Apple Transparency Investigation (2014), and alongside global partners, multiple international investigations including the first international joint-investigation in the field of Privacy which was carried out in collaboration with the Dutch Privacy authority. With a rich background in International enforcement, Mr. Homan also conceptualized and spearheaded the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) International Privacy Sweep, now in its third year and involving 29 Privacy Authorities from around the globe (2015 Sweep – Children’s Privacy). With respect to electronic privacy threats, Mr. Homan is the lead for the OPC’s responsibilities under CASL.
Prior to his appointment at the OPC, Mr. Homan was Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Competition at the Competition Bureau of Canada where he led numerous high profile misleading advertising investigations in the areas of price representations, E-Commerce and Health Fraud. In the area of price representations, Mr. Homan led the Bell Canada Inquiry that resulted in a resolution with a $10 million penalty under the misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act. In the area of health, Mr. Homan led the Tobacco Inquiry into the use of Light and Mild descriptors, culminating in the removal of Light and Mild labelling from cigarette packaging across Canada.
Mr. Homan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science from Carleton University, and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Ottawa.
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Date and Time
Thursday Feb 25, 2016
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM AST
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Registration: 11:45AM followed by a buffet lunch and presentation
Location
Fredericton Inn
1315 Regent Street, Fredericton NB, E3C 1A1
Fees/Admission
$30 for Chamber Members
$50 for Future Chamber Members
Contact Information
Stacey Murray, Event Manager
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