Global Affairs Canada: Privacy Impact Assessment for Departmental Communications Systems

A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) developed by Global Affairs Canada for its departmental communications systems. The assessment covers telecommunications infrastructure, including Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems and Octel 250 pilots, deployed across a global network of embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions. It was last updated on 2026-07-14 and is provided under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze privacy and security controls for government telecommunications based on the described PIA framework.
• Study the structure of diplomatic mission communications networks based on the description of Classic, Small, Micro, and Homing mission types.
• Review compliance documentation for Management of Information Technology Security (MITS) requirements as referenced in the assessment.
• Examine the integration of voice and data traffic via the Multi-User Integrated Telecommunications Network (MITNET) mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Document is a formal Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) required for departmental major services.
• Covers a global network of diplomatic missions classified into four types (Classic, Small, Micro, Homing).
• Explicitly addresses the protection of personal information and Management of Information Technology Security (MITS) requirements.

Limitations

• The dataset is presented as an HTML document; the underlying structured data (columns, rows) is unknown.
• Row count and file size are unspecified, limiting suitability assessment for bulk analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the textual report.

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Developed as part of the department's commitment to protection of personal information and to meet Management of Information Technology Security requirements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-14 16:01:13.929829

Geography

Global, covering Canadian embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions worldwide.