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Canada’s independent data protection authority, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, can investigate the compliance by government departments and agencies with the Privacy Act, and can monitor the extent to which the CBSA complies with these Commitments. Following accepted standard objectives and criteria, the Privacy Practices and Review Branch of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner may conduct compliance reviews and may also conduct investigations. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada may disclose information that, in her opinion, is necessary to carry out an investigation under the Act or establish the grounds for findings and recommendations contained in any report made under the Act.