Absolutely. Even in Canada, there is close collaboration among the federal government, the provinces and the territories, not only to raise the criteria for everyone, but also to facilitate and simplify things for companies. Indeed, it is more complicated to deal with the responses of 8, 10, 20 or 50 regulatory authorities than to receive a response communicated by a shared voice.
The fact that data constantly crosses borders is one of the things that distinguishes the privacy field from many other fields. In addition, data is increasingly being used to do just about everything we do, including decision-making, innovation and assessment. That's a good thing, but it increases privacy risks. Therefore, collaboration is more important than ever.