Free courseTechnology & IT
Online Privacy Basics for Canadians
Learn how privacy law works in Canada and Alberta, how to use your right to see your own data, and how to tighten the settings that matter. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.
60minutes
5lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain what personal information is and which Canadian or Alberta law usually covers an organization
- Describe the roles of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the OIPC Alberta
- Write an access request and know the usual response time and the steps for a complaint
- Review app permissions, location, advertising and account settings in a thirty-minute audit
- Reduce tracking and unwanted calls and email using cookie controls, the National Do Not Call List and CASL unsubscribe rules
- Follow a first-day checklist after a breach and know where to report fraud
Curriculum
01
Course lessons
5 lessons · module quiz- 01
Privacy law in Canada and Alberta: who protects whatLesson - 02
Consent and your rights, including access requestsLesson - 03
Privacy settings on your phone, browser and accountsLesson - 04
Tracking, data brokers and unwanted contactLesson - 05
Data breaches, fraud and privacy at workLesson - 06
QUIZOnline Privacy Basics for Canadians: final quizQuiz