Private information belonging to over 150,000 Canadians in possession of federal departments and agencies was breached over a one-year-plus period, with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) being the worst offender, new records analyzed by The Epoch Times show.
The analysis is based on figures provided by the federal government in response to an Inquiry of Ministry. Conservative MP Luc Berthold, who submitted the inquiry on March 29, wanted to know the details of all privacy breaches that occurred since Jan. 1, 2022, including the number of people being affected, and whether or not the Privacy Commissioner of Canada was notified.
Based on the document tabled in the House of Commons on May 15, the analysis indicates that 21,158 breaches were reported by 117 federal departments and agencies in the 14-month period. The CRA, which collects taxes from Canadians, accounted for nearly 70 percent of the breaches, with 14,484 cases affecting 53,667 people….