Information for Businesses

PIPEDA Information Kit for Businesses

	A Guide for Businesses and Organizations View our updated version. (Adobe Format)

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.

Good privacy is good business. If you're a private-sector organization or from a federally-regulated sector, learn how the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) affects you!

Business Guide

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

Tools

• E-learning tool for retailers
  August 20, 2007

• PIPEDA Compliance Framework
  August 10, 2007
  • Graphical Version (FLASH)
  • Text Version (HTML)

• Privacy breach guidelines
  August 1, 2007
  • Introduction (Adobe format)
  • Key Steps for Organizations in Responding to Privacy Breaches (Adobe format)
  • Privacy Breach Checklist (Adobe format)
  • Organizations Participating in the Consultation Process (Adobe format)

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 PIPEDA
• Privacy Legislation in Canada

Resources

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

Privacy Legislation

• The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

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