# Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA, S.C. 2000, c. 5) URL: https://consilena.com/coverage/laws/ksrc_2crqzz2tk2kgjkfd - Jurisdiction: Canada - Type: Statute - Identifier: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-8.6 - Current as of: 1 January 2001 - Provisions: 88 - Official text: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-8.6/ > The library is a research copy. Check the official source before relying on a provision: the text published there, not the copy in Consilena, is the law. ## Provisions ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 3Audits", "Section 18 — To ensure compliance"] - **To ensure compliance"] Section 18 — To ensure compliance**: To ensure compliance The Commissioner may, on reasonable notice and at any reasonable time, audit the personal information management practices of an… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 39 — Seals"] - **Seals"] Section 39 — Seals**: Seals A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a person’s seal is satisfied by a secure electronic signature that identifies the secure electronic… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "— 2026, c. 3, s. 393", "Section 17.1 — Compliance agreement"] - **Compliance agreement"] Section 17.1 — Compliance agreement**: Compliance agreement If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an organization has committed, is about to commit or is likely to commit an act or… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 42 — Original documents"] - **Original documents"] Section 42 — Original documents**: Original documents A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a document to be in its original form is satisfied by an electronic document if the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Application", "Section 4 — Application"] - **Application"] Section 4 — Application**: Application This Part applies to every organization in respect of personal information that the organization collects, uses or discloses in the course of… - **Section 60 to 71**: [Amendments] ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 43 — Signatures"] - **Signatures"] Section 43 — Signatures**: Signatures Subject to sections 44 to 46, a requirement under a provision of a federal law for a signature is satisfied by an electronic signature if the… - **Section 391**: Subsection 14(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: A complainant may, after receiving the Commissioner’s report or being notified under… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 41 — Writing requirements"] - **Writing requirements"] Section 41 — Writing requirements**: Writing requirements A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a document to be in writing is satisfied by an electronic document if the federal law… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Filing of Complaints", "Section 11 — Contravention"] - **Contravention"] Section 11 — Contravention**: Contravention An individual may file with the Commissioner a written complaint against an organization for contravening a provision of Division 1 or 1.1 or for… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 47 — Copies"] - **Copies"] Section 47 — Copies**: Copies A requirement under a provision of a federal law for one or more copies of a document to be submitted is satisfied by the submission of an electronic… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent"] - **Collection without knowledge or consent"] Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent**: Collection without knowledge or consent For the purpose of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, and despite the note that accompanies that clause, an organization may… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Investigations of Complaints", "Section 12.1 — Powers of Commissioner"] - **Powers of Commissioner"] Section 12.1 — Powers of Commissioner**: Powers of Commissioner In the conduct of an investigation of a complaint, the Commissioner may summon and enforce the appearance of persons before the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Investigations of Complaints", "Section 12 — Examination of complaint by Commissioner"] - **Examination of complaint by Commissioner"] Section 12 — Examination of complaint by Commissioner**: Examination of complaint by Commissioner The Commissioner shall conduct an investigation in respect of a complaint, unless the Commissioner is of the opinion… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 25 — Annual report"] - **Annual report"] Section 25 — Annual report**: Annual report The Commissioner shall, within three months after the end of each financial year, submit to Parliament a report concerning the application of… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Hearing by Court", "Section 16 — Remedies"] - **Remedies"] Section 16 — Remedies**: Remedies The Court may, in addition to any other remedies it may give, order an organization to correct its practices in order to comply with Divisions 1 and… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 40 — Requirements to provide documents or information"] - **Requirements to provide documents or information"] Section 40 — Requirements to provide documents or information**: Requirements to provide documents or information A provision of a federal law requiring a person to provide another person with a document or information… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Purpose", "Section 32 — Purpose"] - **Purpose"] Section 32 — Purpose**: Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for the use of electronic alternatives in the manner provided for in this Part where federal laws contemplate… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "— 2026, c. 3, s. 391", "Section 14 — Application"] - **Application"] Section 14 — Application**: Application A complainant may, after receiving the Commissioner’s report or being notified under subsection 12.2(3) that the investigation of the complaint has… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 27.1 — Prohibition"] - **Prohibition"] Section 27.1 — Prohibition**: Prohibition No employer shall dismiss, suspend, demote, discipline, harass or otherwise disadvantage an employee, or deny an employee a benefit of employment… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 10 — Sensory disability"] - **Sensory disability"] Section 10 — Sensory disability**: Sensory disability An organization shall give access to personal information in an alternative format to an individual with a sensory disability who has a… - **Section 397**: Paragraphs 27.1(1)(a) to (c) of the Act are replaced by the following: the employee, acting in good faith and on the basis of reasonable belief… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Commissioner’s Report", "Section 13 — Contents"] - **Contents"] Section 13 — Contents**: Contents The Commissioner shall, within one year after the day on which a complaint is filed or is initiated by the Commissioner, prepare a report that… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Application", "Section 4.01 — Business contact information"] - **Business contact information"] Section 4.01 — Business contact information**: Business contact information This Part does not apply to an organization in respect of the business contact information of an individual that the organization… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 38 — Notarial act"] - **Notarial act"] Section 38 — Notarial act**: Notarial act A reference in a provision of a federal law to a document recognized as a notarial act in the province of Quebec is deemed to include an… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7.4 — Use without consent"] - **Use without consent"] Section 7.4 — Use without consent**: Use without consent Despite clause 4.5 of Schedule 1, an organization may use personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected in… - **Section 394**: The portion of subsection 18(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: The Commissioner may, on reasonable notice and at any… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 27 — Whistleblowing"] - **Whistleblowing"] Section 27 — Whistleblowing**: Whistleblowing Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened or intends to contravene a provision of Division 1 or 1.1 may… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 3Audits", "Section 19 — Report of findings and recommendations"] - **Report of findings and recommendations"] Section 19 — Report of findings and recommendations**: Report of findings and recommendations After an audit, the Commissioner shall provide the audited organization with a report that contains the findings of the… - **Section 389**: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is amended by adding the following after section 10.3: Mobility of Personal… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Hearing by Court", "Section 14 — Application"] - **Application"] Section 14 — Application**: Application A complainant may, after receiving the Commissioner’s report or being notified under subsection 12.2(3) that the investigation of the complaint has… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 46 — Witnessed signatures"] - **Witnessed signatures"] Section 46 — Witnessed signatures**: Witnessed signatures A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a signature to be witnessed is satisfied with respect to an electronic document if… - **Section 393**: Subsection 17.1(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an organization has committed… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Interpretation", "Section 2 — Definitions"] - **Definitions"] Section 2 — Definitions**: Definitions The definitions in this subsection apply in this Part. alternative format , with respect to personal information, means a format that allows a… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 33 — Collection, storage, etc."] - **Collection, storage, etc."] Section 33 — Collection, storage, etc.**: Collection, storage, etc. A minister of the Crown and any department, branch, office, board, agency, commission, corporation or body for the administration of… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 5 — Compliance with obligations"] - **Compliance with obligations"] Section 5 — Compliance with obligations**: Compliance with obligations Subject to sections 6 to 9, every organization shall comply with the obligations set out in Schedule 1. The word should , when used… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7.1 — Definitions"] - **Definitions"] Section 7.1 — Definitions**: Definitions The following definitions apply in this section. access means to program, to execute programs on, to communicate with, to store data in, to… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 36 — Documents as evidence or proof"] - **Documents as evidence or proof"] Section 36 — Documents as evidence or proof**: Documents as evidence or proof A provision of a federal law that provides that a certificate or other document signed by a minister or public officer is proof… - **Section 52 to 57**: [Amendments] ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 9 — When access prohibited"] - **When access prohibited"] Section 9 — When access prohibited**: When access prohibited Despite clause 4.9 of Schedule 1, an organization shall not give an individual access to personal information if doing so would likely… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 5Transitional Provisions", "Section 30 — Application"] - **Application"] Section 30 — Application**: Application This Part does not apply to any organization in respect of personal information that it collects, uses or discloses within a province whose… - **Section 392**: Paragraph 16(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: order an organization to correct its practices in order to comply with Divisions 1 to 1.2; ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 23.1 — Disclosure of information to foreign state"] - **Disclosure of information to foreign state"] Section 23.1 — Disclosure of information to foreign state**: Disclosure of information to foreign state Subject to subsection (3), the Commissioner may, in accordance with any procedure established under paragraph… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section *29 — Review of Part by parliamentary committee"] - **Review of Part by parliamentary committee"] Section 29 — Review of Part by parliamentary committee**: Review of Part by parliamentary committee The administration of this Part shall, every five years after this Part comes into force, be reviewed by the… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 35 — Electronic version of statutory form"] - **Electronic version of statutory form"] Section 35 — Electronic version of statutory form**: Electronic version of statutory form If a provision of an Act of Parliament establishes a form, the responsible authority in respect of that provision may make… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Purpose", "Section 3 — Purpose"] - **Purpose"] Section 3 — Purpose**: Purpose The purpose of this Part is to establish, in an era in which technology increasingly facilitates the circulation and exchange of information, rules to… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1.1Breaches of Security Safeguards", "Section 10.2 — Notification to organizations"] - **Notification to organizations"] Section 10.2 — Notification to organizations**: Notification to organizations An organization that notifies an individual of a breach of security safeguards under subsection 10.1(3) shall notify any other… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Discontinuance of Investigation", "Section 12.2 — Reasons"] - **Reasons"] Section 12.2 — Reasons**: Reasons The Commissioner may discontinue the investigation of a complaint if the Commissioner is of the opinion that there is insufficient evidence to pursue… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "Section 10.5 — Regulations"] - **Regulations"] Section 10.5 — Regulations**: Regulations The Governor in Council may, after consulting with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, make regulations respecting the disclosure of personal… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1.1Breaches of Security Safeguards", "Section 10.3 — Records"] - **Records"] Section 10.3 — Records**: Records An organization shall, in accordance with any prescribed requirements, keep and maintain a record of every breach of security safeguards involving… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7.2 — Prospective business transaction"] - **Prospective business transaction"] Section 7.2 — Prospective business transaction**: Prospective business transaction In addition to the circumstances set out in subsections 7 (2) and (3), for the purpose of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, and… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 6.1 — Valid consent"] - **Valid consent"] Section 6.1 — Valid consent**: Valid consent For the purposes of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, the consent of an individual is only valid if it is reasonable to expect that an individual to whom… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Regulations and Orders", "Section 50 — Regulations"] - **Regulations"] Section 50 — Regulations**: Regulations For the purposes of sections 41 to 47, the responsible authority in respect of a provision of a federal law may make regulations respecting the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 21 — Not competent witness"] - **Not competent witness"] Section 21 — Not competent witness**: Not competent witness The Commissioner or person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Commissioner is not a competent witness in respect of any… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 20 — Confidentiality"] - **Confidentiality"] Section 20 — Confidentiality**: Confidentiality Subject to subsections (2) to (7), 12 (3), 12.2 (3), 13 (3), 19 (1), 23 (3) and 23.1 (1) and section 25, the Commissioner or any person acting… - **Section 395**: Paragraph 24(c) of the Act is replaced by the following: encourage organizations to develop detailed policies and practices, including… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 28 — Offence and punishment"] - **Offence and punishment"] Section 28 — Offence and punishment**: Offence and punishment Every organization that knowingly contravenes subsection 8(8), section 10.1 or subsection 10.3(1) or 27.1(1) or that obstructs the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Hearing by Court", "Section 17 — Summary hearings"] - **Summary hearings"] Section 17 — Summary hearings**: Summary hearings An application made under section 14 or 15 shall be heard and determined without delay and in a summary way unless the Court considers it… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 44 — Statements made under oath"] - **Statements made under oath"] Section 44 — Statements made under oath**: Statements made under oath A statement required to be made under oath or solemn affirmation under a provision of a federal law may be made in electronic form… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "Section *72 — Coming into force"] - **Coming into force"] Section 72 — Coming into force**: Coming into force Parts 1 to 5 or any provision of those Parts come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council made on the… - **Section 58 and 59**: [Amendments] ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 22 — Protection of Commissioner"] - **Protection of Commissioner"] Section 22 — Protection of Commissioner**: Protection of Commissioner No criminal or civil proceedings lie against the Commissioner, or against any person acting on behalf or under the direction of the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Hearing by Court", "Section 15 — Commissioner may apply or appear"] - **Commissioner may apply or appear"] Section 15 — Commissioner may apply or appear**: Commissioner may apply or appear The Commissioner may, in respect of a complaint that the Commissioner did not initiate, apply to the Court, within the time… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7.3 — Employment relationship"] - **Employment relationship"] Section 7.3 — Employment relationship**: Employment relationship In addition to the circumstances set out in section 7, for the purpose of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, and despite the note that… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Application", "Section 4.1 — Certificate under Canada Evidence Act"] - **Certificate under Canada Evidence Act"] Section 4.1 — Certificate under Canada Evidence Act**: Certificate under Canada Evidence Act If a certificate under section 38.13 or 38.41 of the Canada Evidence Act prohibiting the disclosure of personal… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 34 — Electronic payment"] - **Electronic payment"] Section 34 — Electronic payment**: Electronic payment A payment that is required to be made to the Government of Canada may be made in electronic form in any manner specified by the Receiver… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "Section 10.6 — Distinguishing among classes"] - **Distinguishing among classes"] Section 10.6 — Distinguishing among classes**: Distinguishing among classes Regulations made under section 10.5 may distinguish among different classes of activities, information or organizations. ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 37 — Retention of documents"] - **Retention of documents"] Section 37 — Retention of documents**: Retention of documents A requirement under a provision of a federal law to retain a document for a specified period is satisfied, with respect to an electronic… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "— 2026, c. 3, s. 394", "Section 18 — To ensure compliance"] - **To ensure compliance"] Section 18 — To ensure compliance**: To ensure compliance The Commissioner may, on reasonable notice and at any reasonable time, audit the personal information management practices of an… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Regulations and Orders", "Section 49 — Amendment of schedules"] - **Amendment of schedules"] Section 49 — Amendment of schedules**: Amendment of schedules For the purposes of sections 38 to 47, the responsible authority in respect of a provision of a federal law may, by order, amend… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Electronic Alternatives", "Section 45 — Statements declaring truth, etc."] - **Statements declaring truth, etc."] Section 45 — Statements declaring truth, etc.**: Statements declaring truth, etc. A statement required to be made under a provision of a federal law declaring or certifying that any information given by a… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Compliance Agreements", "Section 17.2 — Agreement complied with"] - **Agreement complied with"] Section 17.2 — Agreement complied with**: Agreement complied with If the Commissioner is of the opinion that a compliance agreement has been complied with, the Commissioner shall provide written notice… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Compliance Agreements", "Section 17.1 — Compliance agreement"] - **Compliance agreement"] Section 17.1 — Compliance agreement**: Compliance agreement If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an organization has committed, is about to commit or is likely to commit an act or… ### ["Short Title", "Section 1 — Short title"] - **Short title"] Section 1 — Short title**: Short title This Act may be cited as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act . ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Interpretation", "Section 31 — Definitions"] - **Definitions"] Section 31 — Definitions**: Definitions The definitions in this subsection apply in this Part. data means representations of information or concepts, in any form. ( données ) electronic… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "Section 10.4 — Data mobility framework"] - **Data mobility framework"] Section 10.4 — Data mobility framework**: Data mobility framework Subject to the regulations, on the request of an individual, an organization shall, as soon as feasible, disclose the personal… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 23 — Consultations with provinces"] - **Consultations with provinces"] Section 23 — Consultations with provinces**: Consultations with provinces If the Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so, or on the request of an interested person, the Commissioner may, in order… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 24 — Promoting the purposes of the Part"] - **Promoting the purposes of the Part"] Section 24 — Promoting the purposes of the Part**: Promoting the purposes of the Part The Commissioner shall develop and conduct information programs to foster public understanding, and recognition of the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1.1Breaches of Security Safeguards", "Section 10.1 — Report to Commissioner"] - **Report to Commissioner"] Section 10.1 — Report to Commissioner**: Report to Commissioner An organization shall report to the Commissioner any breach of security safeguards involving personal information under its control if… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "— 2026, c. 3, s. 390", "Section 11 — Contravention"] - **Contravention"] Section 11 — Contravention**: Contravention An individual may file with the Commissioner a written complaint against an organization for contravening a provision of Division 1, 1.1 or 1.2… - **Section 396**: Subsection 27(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened or intends… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 26 — Regulations"] - **Regulations"] Section 26 — Regulations**: Regulations The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including regulations specifying, by name… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 6 — Effect of designation of individual"] - **Effect of designation of individual"] Section 6 — Effect of designation of individual**: Effect of designation of individual The designation of an individual under clause 4.1 of Schedule 1 does not relieve the organization of the obligation to… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Regulations and Orders", "Section 48 — Regulations"] - **Regulations"] Section 48 — Regulations**: Regulations Subject to subsection (2), the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board, make regulations prescribing technologies or… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Regulations and Orders", "Section 51 — Effect of striking out listed provision"] - **Effect of striking out listed provision"] Section 51 — Effect of striking out listed provision**: Effect of striking out listed provision The striking out of a reference to a federal law or provision in Schedule 2 or 3 does not affect the validity of… ### ["PART 6Coming into Force", "DIVISION 1.2Mobility of Personal Information", "— 2026, c. 3, s. 396", "Section 27 — Whistleblowing"] - **Whistleblowing"] Section 27 — Whistleblowing**: Whistleblowing Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened or intends to contravene a provision of Division 1, 1.1 or 1.2… - **Section 390**: Subsection 11(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: An individual may file with the Commissioner a written complaint against an organization… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 8 — Written request"] - **Written request"] Section 8 — Written request**: Written request A request under clause 4.9 of Schedule 1 must be made in writing. An organization shall assist any individual who informs the organization that… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7.2 — Prospective business transaction"] - **Prospective business transaction"] Section 7.2 — Prospective business transaction**: Prospective business transaction (1), without the knowledge or consent of the individual if the organizations have entered into an agreement that requires each… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 2Remedies", "Investigations of Complaints", "Section 12.1 — Powers of Commissioner"] - **Powers of Commissioner"] Section 12.1 — Powers of Commissioner**: Powers of Commissioner (1) are delegated shall be given a certificate of the delegation and the delegate shall produce the certificate, on request, to the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent"] - **Collection without knowledge or consent"] Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent**: Collection without knowledge or consent (3)(c.1)(i) or (d)(ii), or that is required by law. For the purpose of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, and despite the note… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 8 — Written request"] - **Written request"] Section 8 — Written request**: Written request 4.5 of Schedule 1, an organization that has personal information that is the subject of a request shall retain the information for as long as… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 23.1 — Disclosure of information to foreign state"] - **Disclosure of information to foreign state"] Section 23.1 — Disclosure of information to foreign state**: Disclosure of information to foreign state (2)(a) or (b); restricts the use of the information to the purpose for which it was originally shared; and… ### ["PART 2Electronic Documents", "Interpretation", "Section 31 — Definitions"] - **Definitions"] Section 31 — Definitions**: Definitions (1). ( signature électronique sécurisée ) The Governor in Council may, by order, for the purposes of this Part, designate any person, including any… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1.1Breaches of Security Safeguards", "Section 10.1 — Report to Commissioner"] - **Report to Commissioner"] Section 10.1 — Report to Commissioner**: Report to Commissioner creates a real risk of significant harm to the individual include the sensitivity of the personal information involved in the breach… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 23 — Consultations with provinces"] - **Consultations with provinces"] Section 23 — Consultations with provinces**: Consultations with provinces (2)(d) shall restrict the use of the information to the purpose for which it was originally shared; and stipulate that the… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 20 — Confidentiality"] - **Confidentiality"] Section 20 — Confidentiality**: Confidentiality (2). The Commissioner may, if the Commissioner considers that it is in the public interest to do so, make public any information that comes to… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 3Audits", "Section 18 — To ensure compliance"] - **To ensure compliance"] Section 18 — To ensure compliance**: To ensure compliance (1). The Commissioner or the delegate shall return to a person or an organization any record or thing they produced under this section… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 9 — When access prohibited"] - **When access prohibited"] Section 9 — When access prohibited**: When access prohibited (3)(c.1)(i) or (ii); or give the individual access to the information referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii). An organization to which… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Application", "Section 4.1 — Certificate under Canada Evidence Act"] - **Certificate under Canada Evidence Act"] Section 4.1 — Certificate under Canada Evidence Act**: Certificate under Canada Evidence Act officers or employees of the Commissioner specifically designated by the Commissioner for the purpose of conducting that… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Interpretation", "Section 2 — Definitions"] - **Definitions"] Section 2 — Definitions**: Definitions fundraising lists. ( activité commerciale ) Commissioner means the Privacy Commissioner appointed under section 53 of the Privacy Act . (… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 4General", "Section 20 — Confidentiality"] - **Confidentiality"] Section 20 — Confidentiality**: Confidentiality information contained in a report made under subsection 10.1 (1) or in a record obtained under subsection 10.3 (2) if the Commissioner has… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 9 — When access prohibited"] - **When access prohibited"] Section 9 — When access prohibited**: When access prohibited the organization has relating to a disclosure to a government institution or a part of a government institution under paragraph 7… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "Interpretation", "Section 2 — Definitions"] - **Definitions"] Section 2 — Definitions**: Definitions (1)(k) of that Act. ( entreprises fédérales ) organization includes an association, a partnership, a person and a trade union. ( organisation )… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent"] - **Collection without knowledge or consent"] Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent**: Collection without knowledge or consent (1)(a), (b), (b.01) or (e). For the purpose of clause 4.3 of Schedule 1, and despite the note that accompanies that… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 9 — When access prohibited"] - **When access prohibited"] Section 9 — When access prohibited**: When access prohibited (3) does not apply if the individual needs the information because an individual’s life, health or security is threatened. If an… ### ["PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector", "DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information", "Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent"] - **Collection without knowledge or consent"] Section 7 — Collection without knowledge or consent**: Collection without knowledge or consent (1) of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act ; made on the initiative of the… --- Consilena is a software provider, not a law firm. AI output is not legal advice: consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction. Page: https://consilena.com/coverage/laws/ksrc_2crqzz2tk2kgjkfd. Index of every page: https://consilena.com/llms.txt.