Legislation and Resources

Currently, access to information and the protection of personal information in Canada is shared among federal, provincial, and territorial governments through legislation, policies, regulations, and voluntary codes of practice.

Policies and Guidelines

• Access to Information Policy (Treasury Board)
• Canadian Standards Association's Privacy Principles
• CIHR Privacy Best Practices
• Health Canada Non-Insured Health Benefits Privacy Code
• Health Canada Proposed Corporate Privacy Policy
• Pan-Canadian Health Information Privacy and Confidentiality Framework
• Policy on Privacy and Data Protection (Treasury Board)
• Policy on the Management of Government Information (Treasury Board)
• Privacy Data Protection - Policies and Publications (Treasury Board)
• Privacy Impact Assessment Policy and Guidelines (Treasury Board)
• Security Policy of the Government of Canada (Treasury Board)
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

Training

• Privacy Impact Assessment e-Learning Tool
• Non-Insured Health Benefits Privacy Training

Federal Commissioners

• Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Information Commissioner of Canada

Federal Acts

• Access to Information Act
• Library and Archives of Canada Act
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• Privacy Act

Provincial and Territorial Acts

Disclaimer:
Some of the following hyperlinks are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question.

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Personal Information Protection Act
• Health Information Act

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)
• Personal Information Protection Act (PDF Version)

• The Personal Health Information Act
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

• Protection of Personal Information Act

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Personal Health Information Protection Act
• Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario - NEW Ontario health privacy legislation

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)

• An Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information
• An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector

• The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)
• The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)
• The Health Information Protection Act (PDF Version)
• The Privacy Act (PDF Version)

• The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (PDF Version)

More Information

• Contact us - We are ready to assist those seeking advice or wishing to file a request for records or personal information.
• Info Source - Info Source provides details on the Government of Canada's information holdings
• Proactive Disclosure - Proactive disclosure of Health Canada's travel & hospitality expenses, contracts, and position reclassifications.
• Request Access to Information or Personal Information - Instructions on how to file a request for records or personal information.