Valerie Silva

Senior Advisor, PIPEDA Investigations, OPC

Valerie Silva is a Senior Advisor, PIPEDA Investigations for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. In this role, she investigates complaints made pursuant to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Canada’s federal privacy statue that applies to private sector organizations.

Valerie previously worked at the Competition Bureau where, as a Competition Law Officer, she conducted investigations for the Fair Business Practices Branch, which administers and enforces the provisions of the Competition Act dealing with false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices. During her time at the Competition Bureau, Valerie also worked as the Special Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner of Competition for the Fair Business Practices Branch.

Valerie studied common law at the University of Ottawa, where she obtained her LLB and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She also holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University.