Michelle Rempel at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On April 30th, 2020. See this statement in context.

April 30th, 2020 / 12:35 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

I'll be splitting my time with MP Gray.

I'll direct my questions to the deputy minister.

My question is simple. Under the Treasury Board Secretariat Canada directive on privacy impact assessments, government departments and agencies must conduct a privacy impact assessment in a manner that is commensurate with the level of privacy risk identified before establishing any new or substantially modified program or activity involving personal information.

Can the deputy minister confirm if a privacy impact assessment has begun with regard to the potential use of contact tracing apps?

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