Cohort experience
Our students complete their programs in cohorts, encouraging peer-to-peer collaboration and growing the personal and professional networks of our students for years to come.
We use cookies to deliver the best possible experience. By using our website, you're agreeing to our use of cookies.
Certificate in Information Privacy
COVID-19 Updates and changes to program delivery. More information >
Fill out the form and we’ll get back to you with everything you need to know.
Information privacy is one of the most important public policy issues of our digital age and an issue of vital importance to Canadians and Canadian organizations. It also is a fast-emerging profession that encompasses how an entity collects, stores, shares and uses personal data. Data-driven organizations need to consider how factors like customer expectations, domestic and global regulations and emerging technologies can impact their operations, management and marketing practices. For professionals looking to upgrade their skill set or embark on a new career in information privacy, there’s never been a better time to begin.
In the Certificate in Information Privacy, you will gain fundamental knowledge in information principles, legal concepts, operational methods and emerging technologies that define privacy practice today. You will improve your privacy awareness as well as contribute to better the privacy practices within the organizations you serve or work within. Created in collaboration with Canadian privacy leaders and subject matter experts, this part-time, three-course program is offered in a blended format to accommodate the schedules and commitments of working professionals.
You will learn practical, privacy-enabling tools and methods such as a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), which assists organizations in identifying and managing the privacy risks arising from new initiatives. You will also learn about Privacy by Design (PbD), a process for embedding privacy-aware features and interfaces in an organization’s product and service development efforts.
This program is offered part-time via blended learning, which combines online coursework with required live-online sessions. In total, there are six (6) online sessions that take place over weekends (Saturday and Sunday). The live online sessions are facilitated by expert instructors and allow you to interact with your instructor and peers.
Additionally, it serves individuals who simply want to better understand privacy as a public policy issue.
This program can also enhance the careers of people with an educational background or work experience in
To make our programming more accessible, and to ensure the safety of students and instructors, we are now offering the in-class course components for professional programs completely online.
Codesigned and delivered by senior industry leaders within established and emerging professional disciplines, our programs take a pragmatic, hands-on approach that helps students unlock their potential and apply it in the world.
Our students complete their programs in cohorts, encouraging peer-to-peer collaboration and growing the personal and professional networks of our students for years to come.
Our programs go deep on specialized knowledge, setting students up to be experts in their field while also enhancing soft skills and cross-disciplinary know how.
Our programs are responsive to student need and market demand in both form and content. Many of our programs are Canadian firsts.
Our accelerated formats can be completed in less than a year, part-time or full-time, and our programs can be taken online, onsite, or as blended offerings.
We develop our programs through collaborative relationships with industry and academic leaders to encourage career connections and a global perspective.
The School offers customized training programs for a range of organizations that are looking to grow, upskill, and adapt to change.