Canada personal data trust in organizations 2022

A survey conducted in 2022 among Canadians revealed that almost six in 10 respondents thought the federal government respected their privacy rights. However, 30 percent said they didn't believe that, along with 11 percent of respondents who had a neutral opinion on the statement.

Level of trust in different organizations among Canadian adults to protect their personal information as of 2022

Characteristic	Great deal of trust	Fair amount of trust	Not much trust	No trust at all
Government of Canada	32%	49%	12%	6%
Banks	23%	52%	17%	7%
Law enforcement	27%	48%	15%	8%
Telcos and internet companies*	5%	37%	37%	20%
Retailers*	2%	34%	40%	21%
"Big Tech"	6%	28%	37%	27%
Social media companies	2%	8%	33%	55%

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

November 23 to December 18, 2022

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much trust do you have in the following organizations to protect the personal information you share with them? Do you have a great deal of trust, a fair amount of trust, not much trust, or no trust at all in… ? *[MODIFIED IN 2022] Don’t know: (range from <0.5%-3%)"

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