PIPEDA E-kit for Businesses

Since January 1, 2004, businesses have been subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada offers the following useful information to help businesses learn how they can comply with the Act.

Business Guide

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

Fact Sheets

• Questions and Answers regarding the application of PIPEDA, Alberta and British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Acts
• Determining the appropriate form of consent under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• Best Practices for dealing with pre-PIPEDA personal information (grandfathering)
• Best Practices for the use of Social Insurance Numbers in the private sector
• Organizations' Guide to Complaint Investigations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• The Application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations
• Application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to Employee Records
• Privacy in the Workplace
• Complying with the PIPED Act
• Privacy Legislation in Canada

Resources

• Privacy Questionnaire: Is Your Business Ready?
• Privacy examples: Case summaries of the Privacy Commissioner's findings under the PIPED Act
• Downloadable Privacy Presentation: An Overview of the PIPED Act for Businesses and Organizations
• Information on PIPEDA for Health Care Sector Organizations
• PIPED Act Compliance Tools and Resources

Privacy Legislation

• The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

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