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The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was developed as part of the Department’s commitment to protection of personal information. It also meets the Management of Information Technology Security requirements obligating departmental major services to undergo a security and privacy assessment at this point. The Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Counsellor was established in 2009 as part of the Government of Canada’sCSR Strategy for the International Extractive Sector. Broadly speaking, the Strategy is designed to help Canadian mining, oil and gas companies meet their social and environmental responsibilities when operating abroad.The Office of theCSR Counsellor has a mandate to reviewCSR practices of Canadian companies operating outside of Canada and to advise stakeholders on recognized best practices and endorsed performance standards. The Office has built itself on the principles of transparency, completing extensive national and international stakeholder consultations and establishing (and communicating) the rights and obligations of both parties. However, once the Office determined the need for the collection of personal information (the contact information of panel members, requesters and responding parties as well as their personal opinions and life experiences), they became subject to the additional compliance obligations of the Privacy Act, Privacy Regulations and surrounding governance. Consequently, a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was developed to assess the privacy implications involved, identify any privacy risks and develop mitigating measures for these risks as required.

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Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Counsellor - Privacy Impact Assessment: Global Affairs Canada - 2023-08-15	HTML		https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20250612063806/https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/information-privacy-information-protection/assessment-evaluation/responsibility-responsabilite.aspx?lang=eng
Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Counsellor - Privacy Impact Assessment: Global Affairs Canada - 2023-08-15	HTML		https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20250612083443/https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/information-privacy-information-protection/assessment-evaluation/responsibility-responsabilite.aspx?lang=fra

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