Writing a Privacy Impact Assessment just got a whole lot easier.

Whether you have a high volume of PIAs that need completing or an extremely complex project, our team of privacy experts can help. We write hundreds of PIAs every year in all areas of both the Canadian public and private sectors. Reach out today to chat to get a free consultation.

PIAs are our speciality.

PrivacyWorks specializes in writing PIAs and our team completes hundreds of these documents every year for organizations across Canada. Our consultants will use their decades of experience in writing PIAs to guide you through this process from kick-off to sign-off to ensure your project is successful and on time. We can help your team by coordinating with regulatory bodies and providing comprehensive advice through the entire process to ensure you’re meeting requirements without over-burdening you and your team.

For new and sophisticated privacy teams alike.

For those organizations that already have a dedicated privacy team, a common challenge is simply keeping up with the workload of PIAs that need to be completed on various projects. Our team of Senior Privacy Specialists can offer on-demand assistance to help clear any PIA backlogs that are burdening your team. With our experience in completing hundreds of different PIAs, our team can jump in at a moment’s notice and you can be confident that you will receive a professionally completed PIA on your project.

The PrivacyWorks Difference.

End-to-end Service

From kick-off to sign-off, we will be with you every step of the way to complete your PIA. We can assist with any regulatory reviews, addendums, and other obstacles that may hinder the success of your project.

Built-in Success

Get your PIAs done right the first time. PrivacyWorks completes hundreds of custom PIAs every year with a proven process to get these projects done quickly and efficiently.

Senior Specialists

Our team is only comprised of Senior Specialists so that you are always in good hands. Most of our team members have over 10 years of experience in privacy and we specialize in complex areas such as Healthcare and Technology.

Tailored PIA

Every PIA is unique. We’ll build out a custom approach for your project and PIA to ensure it meets your organization’s and stakeholder’s needs.

You’ll be in good company.

Reach out today for a free consultation and quote for completing your PIA.

FAQs

  • In Canada, most public sector organizations are required by law to complete PIAs on any new process, project, or tool that is being implemented and may deal with Personal Information. Private sector companies usually aren’t required to complete PIAs unless they will be interacting with a public sector organization, however, some companies adopt PIAs as a standard operating procedure promote privacy compliance as a best practice within their organization.

  • PIAs can vary widely in their complexity depending on the system, players involved, and information collected. On average, PIAs often take 1-2 months to complete, however, we rely heavily on getting relevant information from the client to ensure we can complete the PIA in a timely manner.

  • For any PIA, we start off with gathering as much information as possible about the project. Any agreements, policies, procedures, contracts, etc… are analyzed to gain a clear understanding. For all remaining gaps or if there is minimal to no documentation, we conduct interviews with Subject Matter Experts to complete our understanding. Finally, we map out all business and data flows, conduct a legislative analysis, and provide a comprehensive list of risks and mitigation strategies.

  • PIAs are completed as a snapshot in time and it is reasonable to expect that your project or solution may change in the future. If the changes are not too substantial, we can incorporate updates into a PIA Addendum in order to not complete a entirely new PIA.

  • PIAs can certainly be completed internally, however, they are extremely resource intensive and require a certain level of expertise that you may or may not have in house. We help organizations complete PIAs for one of a few different reasons:

    Their team doesn’t have enough time to complete a PIA.

    Their team doesn’t have the required expertise.

    They want to have an unbiased 3rd party complete this assessment to avoid any questions or concerns about the legitimacy of the document.

  • Risks will always be a part of the game. Don’t worry too much if we identified risks within your PIA. Depending on the severity, your organization may be comfortable with accepting these risks. Otherwise, we will help you develop mitigation strategies to ensure a roadmap is in place to address these risks.