The Supreme Court of Canada defined privacy as “the right of the individual to determine for himself when, how, and to what extent he will release personal information about himself”.
What is Personal Information?
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada states that personal information, generally, means information about your race, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, marital status, medical, education or employment history, financial information, DNA, identifying numbers such as your social insurance number, or driver’s license, and views or opinions about you as an employee.