Your Data. Your Vote.

Federal political parties can collect, share, and use your personal information under weaker privacy rules than most other organizations and companies in Canada.

Your bank. Your doctor. Your employer. Your grocery store. They all have to follow privacy laws.
Political parties don't.

They can build detailed profiles about you using information from voter lists, canvassing, petitions, social media, and third-party data sources. They can use that information to target you with personalized political messaging and you have little ability to see what they know, correct it, or stop them from using it.

Canadians expect political parties to follow the same privacy rules as everyone else.

You should have the same privacy rights when dealing with a political party as you do when dealing with a business, government, or public body.

Sign the petition and tell Parliament: no more special treatment for political parties.

Sign the Petition

Important: After signing, you must confirm your email address for your signature to count.

The Risks Are Real

Detailed political profiles can reveal where you live, who you live with, what issues matter to you, and what you believe.

The consequences are not hypothetical.

In Alberta, a political organization exposed the personal information of more than 2.9 million voters, including home addresses. The breach put countless Canadians at risk, especially victims of crime and others whose personal information should never have been exposed.

As AI makes political micro-targeting even more powerful, the need for strong privacy protections is only growing.

The Problem

Federal political parties collect and use deeply personal information about millions of Canadians without being subject to the same privacy laws and independent oversight as other organizations.

Today:

No independent privacy oversight.
No meaningful penalties for misuse.
No right to see what information a party holds about you.
No right to correct inaccuracies.
No right to demand your information be deleted

Canadians Want Change

Canadians overwhelmingly believe political parties should follow the same privacy rules as everyone else.

Privacy regulators, election experts, parliamentary committees, and Senate committees have all called for stronger oversight.

Yet federal political parties continue to operate under weaker privacy standards than the organizations they regulate.

Privacy is not partisan. Accountability should apply to everyone.

Parliament Won't Act Unless Canadians Demand It

Political parties have little incentive to give up their special exemption from meaningful privacy oversight.

That's why public pressure matters.

A petition with thousands of signatures will send a clear message to Members of Parliament that Canadians want political parties to follow the same privacy laws as everyone else.

The risk is real. Sign the petition. Demand accountability.

Sign the Petition

Remember: check your inbox and confirm your email address after signing, or your signature will not be counted.

Want to stay informed as this issue develops?

Sign up for updates from this campaign's sponsors.

OpenMedia's community works to keep the internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free for people across Canada and around the world.

Sign up →

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association defends the fundamental human rights and civil liberties of people in Canada.

Sign up →

The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association advocates for the privacy rights of people in British Columbia and across Canada.

Sign up →

This campaign is supported by the Centre for Digital Rights, a not-for-profit that aims to promote public awareness of digital rights issues related to the data-driven economy.

This page is hosted by OpenMedia. Find OpenMedia's privacy policy here.