Privacy Impact Assessment for a Federal Enforcement Program
Privacy Act, Treasury Board DirectivesPrivacy Impact Assessment — Enforcement Operations
Prepared a privacy impact assessment of a federal department's enforcement intelligence activities, including the cross-agency information-sharing agreements behind them — signed off by the department and ready for submission to the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Scope of Work
- Privacy impact assessment of a federal department's enforcement intelligence activities involving sensitive personal information
- Cross-agency data sharing under information-sharing agreements and memoranda of understanding with federal, provincial and international partners
Methodology
- Methodology adapted for enforcement-specific considerations: investigative authorities and lawful collection/disclosure provisions
- Review of information-sharing agreements and memoranda of understanding against an audit checklist
- Retention and disposition requirements for enforcement records
Deliverables
- Intelligence activities privacy assessment — collection, use, retention and sharing of intelligence information
- Cross-agency data sharing analysis — a working register of information-sharing agreements and a remediation matrix for the high-risk ones
- Personal information handling tables in the Treasury Board PIA format
- Risk aggregation and mitigation plan aligned to the Privacy Act and Treasury Board requirements
- Personal information bank (PIB) submission and privacy notice drafting to support InfoSource updates
Outcome
- Privacy impact assessment signed off by the department and prepared for submission to the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- High-risk information-sharing agreements identified and mapped to remediation actions
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