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The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

The Act - choose one version below.

The official version of the Act that was updated to August 31, 2004 from the Department of Justice of Canada Web site. Full document for printing

* Please note that there is an error in paragraph 7(3)(d) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) which appears on the Department of Justice Web site (English version only). It is unamended and should read:

"(3)For the purpose of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, and despite the note that accompanies that clause, an organization may disclose personal information without the knowledge or consent of the individual only if the disclosure is

(d) made on the initiative of the organization to an investigative body, a government institution or part of a government institution and the organization

(i) has reasonable grounds to believe that the information relates to a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada, a province or a foreign jurisdiction that has been, is being or is about to be committed, or

(ii) suspects that the information relates to national security, the defence of Canada or the conduct of international affairs;"

The official version of the Act that received Royal Assent on April 13, 2000 from the House of Commons Web site. Must be downloaded in several sections. (Print format in PDF)

Implementation Schedule

Implementation Schedule - The Act is being implemented in three stages, from January 1, 2001 to January 1, 2004.

Regulations

Regulations - Specifying publicly available information, investigative bodies and also an Order Binding Certain Agents of Her Majesty for the Purposes of Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act have been published in Part 2 of the Canada Gazette

Privacy Principles

The Privacy Principles - A list of fair information principles developed by the Canadian Standards Association that have been incorporated into the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

Fact Sheet

Privacy Legislation in Canada

Discussion Paper

Industry Canada has commissioned a research paper on Regulations Specifying Publicly Available Information, by the firm of McCarthy Tétrault. (This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Guides

Your Privacy Rights: A Guide for Individuals to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. (PDF)
Your Privacy Responsibilities: A Guide for Businesses and Organizations to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. (PDF)

Reference

Backgrounder: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Primer on C-6 - A summary of the key provisions of the Act prepared by Industry Canada.
The International Evolution of Data Protection - Prepared by Industry Canada.
The Protection of Personal Information and the Provinces - Prepared by Industry Canada.
The Protection of Personal Information in Quebec - Prepared by Industry Canada.
Privacy Initiatives for the Younger Generation - Prepared by Industry Canada.
A Guide to Bill C-6 - An outline of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act as of April 15, 1999 (does not include all amendments) by privacy consultant Murray Long.

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