Alberta Privacy and Information Protection Laws
Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act covers government and public bodies, but does not apply to private businesses, non-profit organizations or professional regulatory organizations operating in Alberta. In these cases, Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) applies. The law was passed on Jan. 1, 2004, and 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. PIPA was amended in May 2010, based on recommendations made by the Select Special Personal Information Protection Act. The amendments changed requirements for notification of data breaches so that any organization that has personal information under its control must notify the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner without unreasonable delay of any incident involving loss, unauthorized access or disclosure of personal information.
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British Columbia Privacy Act
British Columbia enacted its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in 1996. The law gives individuals the right to access and request correction of the personal information these organizations may have collected about them. The law gives individuals the right to access and request correction of the personal information these organizations may have collected about them. In addition to personal information about customers or employees that is collected, used or disclosed in the course of commercial activities by the federally regulated private sector, such as banks, airlines, and telecommunications companies, the BC act also applies to personal information collected, used or disclosed by the retail sector, the service industry, manufacturers and other provincially regulated organizations.
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Manitoba Privacy and Personal Health Information acts
The Manitoba Personal Health Information Act was enacted in 1997 to ensure individual access to, and privacy of, personal health information maintained by health care providers, government and local public bodies. The Act calls for a review process to ensure it continues to address access and privacy rights in a manner that meets health system requirements and citizen expectations. PHIA’s companion statute, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), provides Manitobans and others with a right of access to records of public bodies, subject to certain specified exceptions, and with protection for personal information held by public bodies. The Act also provides for independent review by the Manitoba Ombudsman of the decisions and actions of public bodies relating to access to records and personal information protection.
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New Brunswick Protection of Personal Information Act
The New Brunswick Protection of Personal Information Act, passed in 1998, gives individuals the right to access and request correction of the personal information these organizations may have collected about them. The law gives individuals the right to access and request correction of the personal information these organizations may have collected about them.
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Newfoundland Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA)
Approved on March 14, 2002, the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA) went into effect on Jan. 17, 2005. Approximately 460 public bodies are subject to ATIPPA, including government departments and agencies, school boards, public post-secondary institutions, health boards and municipalities. ATIPPA aimed to provide clarity for the people in the province of their right to information, and introduced a personal privacy regime to limit the collection, use and disclosure of personal information held by government or any of its agencies.
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North-West Territories Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPP)
In 1996, the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories passed the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The act gives individuals a legal right to request access to information held by Northwest Territories public bodies. The Act also provides for the correction and protection of personal information collected used and disclosed by public bodies. It gives the individual to whom the information relates to, the right to access and correct this information. It also sets the conditions for when a public body may collect, use and disclose personal information.
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Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, enacted in 1993, enables citizens to apply for access to information possessed or controlled by government, subject to certain exemptions. The Act also establishes privacy rules for how the government may collect and use personal information.
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Ontario Data Privacy and Protection Laws
Ontario has enacted three laws regarding data privacy and protection: the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; and the Personal Health Information Protection Act 2004. Passed in 1990, the first two laws are designed to protect the privacy of individuals with respect to personal information about themselves held by institutions and to provide individuals with a right of access to that information. The Personal Health Information Protection Act, passed in 2004, includes protections for health data.
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Prince Edward Island Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The Prince Edward Island Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, enacted on Nov. 1, 2002, enables citizens to apply for access to information possessed or controlled by government, subject to certain exemptions. The Act covers establishes privacy rules for the records of all departments, agencies, boards, commission and crown corporations of the provincial government regarding collection and use of personal information.
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Quebec Personal Information Regulations
Quebec passed an Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector in 1993 that established rights concerning the protection of personal information, particularly with respect to personal information which a person collects, holds, uses or communicates to third persons in the course of carrying on an enterprise. Similar rights are granted through Quebec’s Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information
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Saskatchewan Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The Saskatchewan Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act allows people to apply for access to information possessed or controlled by government, subject to certain exemptions. The Act also establishes privacy rules for how the government may collect and use personal information. The provincial government additionally maintains a Local Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and a Health Information Protection Act.
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Yukon Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPP)
The Yukon Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPP), which was proclaimed on July 1, 1996, subjects all provincial government departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and corporations. The Act was introduced to provide clarity for the people in the province of their right to information, and introduced a personal privacy regime to limit the collection, use and disclosure of personal information held by government or any of its agencies.
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