Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)
The Government of Canada's terms prioritize public service and transparency, adhering to federal privacy laws without engaging in commercial data exploitation or forced arbitration.
Government policy with no commercial data sale or predatory terms.
We will get your consent to use your personal information to create mailing lists so that we can contact you about upcoming events or to ask you for your views on particular issues.
The government commits to obtaining your explicit consent before using your personal information for marketing or outreach mailing lists.
You can ask to access personal information that you have given us or that may have been created when you have interacted with us through our social media accounts.
You have the right to request access to the personal information the government has collected about you through social media interactions.
Whenever we collect personal information from you on social media... we have to comply with the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act.
The government is legally bound by federal privacy and access-to-information laws, providing a high level of regulatory oversight.
We will not use any personal information that we collect from you through social media accounts to make decisions in processes that you are directly involved in, for example, an employment insurance application, a grant application or a citizenship application.
The government guarantees that social media data will not be used to influence or prejudice your official government applications or administrative processes.
Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.