How to Get Google to De-list Search Results About You in Canada

Is an old news story, a false claim, or personal information about you showing up when people Google your name in Canada? You may have the right to have it de-listed — and a 2025 ruling made that path stronger.

Canada’s “right to de-list”

In 2025 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) confirmed a right to have Google de-list search results that risk serious harm to your safety or dignity. The complaint is free and needs no lawyer.

The steps

1. Request removal from Google first using its content-removal form, and keep the response.
2. Send a PIPEDA access request to see what Google holds and how it's indexed.
3. Complain to the OPC if Google refuses — free, and backed by the 2025 finding.
4. Consider small claims (Ontario up to $50,000; Quebec bars lawyers at the hearing) if you suffered quantifiable harm.

Our Canada data-rights guide has the free templates for each step.

Educational information only — not legal advice. Not a law firm; no lawyer-client relationship is created (Ontario also regulates paralegals). Confirm the current rules for your situation.