Council for Chief Privacy Officers
The privacy landscape in Canada is changing.
Privacy regulations are trying to catch up to technology, and consumers are paying more attention to how data are collected and used. What is your organization doing to build and maintain a robust privacy framework?
The Council for Chief Privacy Officers (CCPO) is a community of senior leaders focused on privacy’s role in business.
Stay in the loop. Join the CCPO.
Who Should Join?
Chief executives who oversee their organization’s privacy program, policy development, and regulatory compliance. Members are keen to learn from their peers and actively contribute to discussions.
Key Objectives
- Bring together leaders and peers in an environment that’s safe and conducive to collaborative dialogue
- Explore emerging trends in the Canadian privacy landscape and their impacts on business
- Share tools, best practices, and innovations for effectively implementing privacy programs
Benefits of Membership
| Network | Share | Learn and teach | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build relationships with industry thought-leaders and senior executives from across Canada. | Showcase your work and expertise; suggest speakers and themes that matter to you and your organization. | See how other experts are handling the same challenges you face, and share some of your best practices. | Connect the dots between privacy and business strategy and show how commitment to privacy is a competitive advantage. |
Contact Us
For more information about the Council for Chief Privacy Officers or to arrange for a guest invitation to attend one of our meetings, please contact our team.
1-888-801-8818
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET; after hours, please send an e-mail.
Current Members
Air Canada
ATB Financial
Bank of Canada
CAA National Office
Canada Post Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada
Deloitte
Desjardins Group
Environics Analytics Group
Fountain Tire Ltd.
Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan
OPTrust
Payments Canada
Questrade Inc
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI Canada)
Sprucegrove Investment Management LTD.
The Canada Life Assurance Company
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Member Activity
AI Executive Value Case: Should we Build or Buy?
February 18, 2026 • MS Teams
This session features Patrick Tammer, Executive Senior Investment Director, Scale AI, Current AI Strategy Lead, Good and Startup Investor/Advisor
This session examines the implications of in-house versus off-the-shelf AI solutions, focusing on value and cost considerations that align with corporate strategy and data governance. We’ll examine frameworks for aligning initiatives with strategic priorities, defining clear KPIs, and establishing accountability. A key focus will be on the build-versus-buy decision: determining speed-to-value, risk, complexity, and scaling implications when selecting solutions. Participants will learn how to create value hypotheses before executing, ensuring every investment is tied to business strategy.
Member Give & Get
February 24, 2026 • MS Teams
To stay connected between meetings, we will facilitate virtual member give-gets. These will be 55-minute sessions for members only on “top of mind” issues.
Part 1: PIA process Optimization: member showcase & roundtable strategy
April 9, 2026 • MS Teams
This interactive session will showcase a member-led demonstration of their Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process flow, highlighting successful automation features that streamline compliance and reduce manual effort. Following the demonstration, participants will engage in a facilitated review using a PIA Process Matrix. Each member will apply the matrix to their own models, enabling peer-to-peer learning and identification of individual optimization opportunities. The session is designed to foster practical insights, share best practices, and generate actionable strategies for improving PIA efficiency across organizations.
Fall In Person Members Meeting
November 26 & 27, 2025 • Montreal, QC
Me Naomi Ayotte, vice-présidente de la section de surveillance, Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec
Graham Dobbs MA, Senior Research Associate, Innovation & Technology, Signal49 Research
Me Lise Girard, présidente
Dr. McKenzie Lloyd-Smith, founder of Mindport Inc. and Director of AI and Head of Canada’s practice at Board of Innovation
Dr. Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information, Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, a member of the Ontario
Information and Privacy Commissioner’s Strategic Advisory Council and a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Manny Sahota, Director, Head of Global Regulatory Strategy, Microsoft
Thibaut Vergne, Privacy Consultant, T.VEC Privacy
How AI is Shaping the Future of Work
November 25, 2025 • MS Teams
Anonymization Strategies
October 1, 2025 • Virtual Lunch & Learn
Spring In Person Members Meeting
May 27 & 28, 2025 • Toronto, ON
Imran Ahmad, Partner / Associé, Toronto / Montréal Canadian Head of Technology / Canadian Co-Head of Cybersecurity and data privacy, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Bernadette Sarazin, Privacy Consultant, Signal49 Research
Stephanie Davis, Director | Digital Privacy & Trust, Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte LLP
Adam Kardash, Partner, Co-Chair, Privacy and Data Management, Osler and Co-Founder of CANON, the Canadian Anonymization Network
Khaled El Emam, Scholar-in-Residence, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Colleen McDonald, Manager, Information Management, OMERS
Lucy Mosquera, Senior Director of Data Science, Aetion
Kristen Vandenberg, Chief Privacy Officer & Executive Counsel, Questrade
Anonymization Strategies
April 8, 2025 • Virtual
Practical Applications of Data Portability
February 19, 2025 • Virtual
Coffee with Peers – Privacy Program Priorities for 2025
January 17, 2025 • Virtual
Relevant Research for Members
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