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Office of the Commissariat Privacy Commissioner à la protection de

Office of the Commissariat Privacy Commissioner à la protection de of Canada la vie privée du Canada. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) : An Overview of the Privacy Legislation. Overview. Introduction What is privacy and why is it important?

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  1. Office of the Commissariat Privacy Commissioner à la protection de of Canada la vie privée du Canada Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) : An Overview of the Privacy Legislation

  2. Overview • Introduction • What is privacy and why is it important? • PIPEDA • Overview • Are you prepared for the Act? • Role of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada • Business Landscape • Conclusion

  3. Introduction • PIPEDA is good news • Act applies to all businesses and organizations in Canada since January 1, 2004 • Except where provincial legislation is deemed “substantially similar”

  4. What is privacy? • The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada defines the right to privacy as: • “The right to control access to one’s person and information about oneself.”

  5. Why is privacy important? • Choices that businesses and individuals make with respect to privacy influence our business environment

  6. Why is privacy good business? • Trust • Competitive advantage • Good customer relations

  7. PIPEDA • Legislation implemented by the federal government to protect the privacy of Canadians in the private sector • Sets out ground rules for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of commercial activities

  8. Who is covered? • The Act applies to all businesses and organizations since January 1, 2004 where a “substantially similar” provincial law does not apply • “Substantially similar” means that a provincial privacy law incorporates the 10 principles of PIPEDA; provides for effective oversight and redress mechanism and contains a reasonable purpose test. British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec are the only provinces with laws deemed substantially similar.

  9. Personal Information • Personal information includes any factual or subjective information, recorded or not, about an identifiable individual. This includes information in any form. • Personal information does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.

  10. Employee vs. customerpersonal information • The Act applies to all commercial activities • The Act does not extend to employment unless the organization is a federal work, undertaking or business • Provincial laws govern the treatment of employee information

  11. Are you prepared for the Act? • Have you reviewed your privacy practices? • Have you appointed your Chief Privacy Officer? • Have you consulted the Privacy Commissioner’s office?

  12. Role of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada • Oversight • Investigates complaints under the Privacy Act and PIPEDA • Negotiates and persuades to find solutions • Makes recommendations based on findings

  13. Role of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (cont’d) • Brings privacy issues to the attention of Parliament • Public Education • Educates Canadians about their privacy rights and promotes respect for privacy

  14. Conclusion • PIPEDA was developed in response to the need for privacy protection in the private sector • Act applies to all businesses in Canada since January 1, 2004 (where there is not a “substantially similar” provincial law in place) • Bottom line: Good Privacy is Good Business • For more information contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (1-800-282-1376 or www.privcom.gc.ca)

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