Passport Canada’s National Routing System (NRS) pilot initiative - Privacy Impact Assessment: Global Affairs Canada

The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was developed as part of the Department’s commitment to protection of personal information. It also meets the Management of Information Technology Security requirements obligating departmental major services to undergo a security and privacy assessment at this point. A Preliminary Privacy Impact Assessment (PPIA) was developed on the National Routing System’s (NRS) Pilot Initiative query functionality that will be used by Passport Canada (PPTC) to validate vital statistics information in relation to determining passport entitlement. The rationale for completing a PPIA is that the NRS was at an early stage of development. The design concept is being validated through the NRS Pilot Initiative. The PPIA addresses the NRS Pilot Initiative only. This PPIA found minor privacy risks and offered options to mitigate them. Most of the risks identified were related to information management /information technology and the inherent risk associated with capturing, storing and transmitting personal information. The following summarizes the risks and the mitigation action proposed.

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Global Affairs Canada

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2026-07-14