Personal Information Protection Act
This site provides information to help businesses, non-profit organizations, and professional
regulatory organizations to comply with Alberta's
Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) that became law on January 1, 2004. The Act protects
individual privacy by requiring private-sector organizations to obtain consent for the collection,
use and disclosure of personal information in most cases, and provides individuals with a right of
access to their own personal information.
Individuals wishing to make a complaint about the improper handling of their personal information by
a private-sector organization operating in Alberta should contact the Office of the Information and
Privacy Commissioner for Alberta by phoning 1-888-878-4044 or visit the Commissioner's web site at
www.oipc.ab.ca for more information.
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