The Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, has on several occasions called for amendments to the Criminal Code in order to more effectively fight identity theft, and she also recognizes that this tool is not very effective. She stated,
La commissaire à la protection de la vie privée, Mme Jennifer Stoddart, qui a réclamé à maintes reprises des modifications au Code criminel afin de lutter plus efficacement contre le vol d'identité, reconnaît elle-même que cet outil est peu efficace, et je la cite: