According to a survey conducted in Canada in 2022, 57 percent of surveyed companies had designated someone to be responsible for privacy issues and personal information that their company holds. Around 50 percent of the companies had procedures for responding to customer requests for access to their personal information, while 34 percent regularly provide staff with privacy training and education.
Privacy policy practices among Canadian organizations in 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Designated someone in the company to be responsible for privacy issues and personal information that the company holds
57%
Developed and documented internal policies for staff that address their privacy obligations under the law
51%
Have procedures in place for responding to customer requests for access to their personal information
51%
Have procedures in place for dealing with complaints from customers who feel that their information has been handled improperly
51%
Regularly provide staff with privacy training and education
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (March 10, 2022). Privacy policy practices among Canadian organizations in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346462/privacy-policy-practices-in-organizations-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Privacy policy practices among Canadian organizations in 2022." Chart. March 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346462/privacy-policy-practices-in-organizations-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2022). Privacy policy practices among Canadian organizations in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346462/privacy-policy-practices-in-organizations-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Privacy Policy Practices among Canadian Organizations in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346462/privacy-policy-practices-in-organizations-canada/
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Privacy policy practices among Canadian organizations in 2022 [Graph], Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, March 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346462/privacy-policy-practices-in-organizations-canada/