Sponsor

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)

Program

Pathways to Privacy Program

For More Information

For additional information, please visit the Program's website [1] for:

• Applicant's Guide [2]
• Application Form [3]

Description

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has issued a call for proposals for funding of knowledge translation initiatives under the Office’s Pathways to Privacy Program [4].

Knowledge translation is the process by which research results are designed, transformed and/or disseminated in order to broaden awareness and enable practical application by relevant users. In this instance, it involves translating knowledge about privacy risks and how to mitigate them in practice.

The OPC’s Contributions Program finds its authority under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which governs the collection, use or disclosure of personal information by organizations in the course of commercial activities. Accordingly, only proposals that address privacy issues in the private sector or at the interface between the private and public sectors are eligible for funding.

For the purposes of this call, the OPC will only accept and review proposals that address one or more of the four priority areas of the Office, namely:

1. The economics of personal information
2. Government surveillance
3. Reputation and privacy, and
4. The body as information

Funding Availability

$60,000

Maximum Project Value

$50,000

Indirect Costs

15%

Project Duration

Knowledge translation initiatives funded under this call must be completed no later than March 31, 2018.