Privacy Impact Assessment on LinkedIn Recruiter

Title

Privacy Impact Assessment on LinkedIn Recruiter

Description

Recruiting qualified talent for employment within Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) including members of boards, committees and councils is essential for ensuring the efficient operations of the Department. To improve this recruitment process, HICC will be using, LinkedIn Recruiter, which provides access to a database of 17 million Canadians. This tool will support recruitment activities by assisting HICC in locating individuals with the talent, expertise and skillset required to staff hard-to-fill or specialized roles and in addressing employment equity gaps.

Why a privacy impact assessment was completed

A privacy impact assessment was conducted to develop an informed assessment of the privacy risks associated with the personal information collected and used from LinkedIn Recruiter and to inform recommendations to mitigate any identified privacy risks to an acceptable level.

Additional information

The following risks have been identified and mitigated: indirect and direct collection of personal information, notification and consent and accuracy of personal information.

Related personal information banks

The personal information banks that apply to this initiative are Staffing, Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada Staffing, Members of Boards, Committees and Councils, Members of the Canadian Infrastructure Council, and Members of the National Housing Council.

For more information about this privacy impact assessment, please contact:

Melanie Davis
Director, ATIP and Executive Correspondence
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
180 Kent Street, 11^th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 0B6
Telephone: 343-550-1166
privacy-vieprivee@infc.gc.ca