Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart and Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian both received awards this week honoring their work in the privacy field. Cavoukian received the 2011 Kristian Beckman Award from the International Federation for Information Processing, which is given annually to an individual who has "significantly contributed to the development of information security, especially achievements with an international perspective." The Montreal Gazette reports on Stoddart's selection as a recipient of the Barreau du Québec's Mérite Christine-Tourigny "for her remarkable work in the protection of personal information and because of the significant impact of her professional actions on the evolution of law in that area."
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