Chantal Bernier is a Distinguished Privacy Practitioner at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.
Chantal Bernier is co-chair of Dentons’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group as well as a member of the Canadian Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. During her nearly six years at the helm of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Chantal Bernier led national and international privacy investigations in the public and private sectors, as well as privacy audits, privacy impact assessment reviews, technological analysis, and privacy policy development and research.
Chantal Bernier leverages her many years in high-ranking positions at the Government of Canada to provide her clients with strategic counsel. Her experience as a senior executive uniquely positions her to understand corporate management challenges in both the public and private sectors, enabling her to find solutions that serve corporate interests and comply with the law. She serves clients in French, English, Italian, and Spanish, and is very active at the international level.