Search results laws Canada: What is considered private?

FILE: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne, left, and UK Information Commissioner John Edwards hold a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadians have a right to get certain information about them delisted from search engine results, Canada’s privacy commissioner has found.

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne found the right to delist applies in situations where “there is a risk of serious harm to an individual,” according to a news release.

More details to come.