Interpretation
2 - DefinitionsPurpose
3 - PurposeApplication
4 - Application4.01 - Business contact information4.1 - Certificate under Canada Evidence Act5 - Compliance with obligations6 - Effect of designation of individual6.1 - Valid consent7 - Collection without knowledge or consent7.1 - Definitions7.2 - Prospective business transaction7.3 - Employment relationship7.4 - Use without consent8 - Written request9 - When access prohibited10 - Sensory disability
Filing of Complaints
11 - ContraventionInvestigations of Complaints
12 - Examination of complaint by Commissioner12.1 - Powers of CommissionerDiscontinuance of Investigation
12.2 - ReasonsCommissioner's Report
13 - ContentsHearing by Court
14 - Application15 - Commissioner may apply or appear16 - Remedies17 - Summary hearingsCompliance Agreements
17.1 - Compliance Agreements17.2 - Agreement complied with20 - Confidentiality21 - Not competent witness22 - Protection of Commissioner23 - Consultations with provinces23.1 - Disclosure of information to foreign state24 - Promoting the purposes of the Part25 - Annual report26 - Regulations27 - Whistleblowing27.1 - Prohibition28 - Offence and punishment*29 - Review of Part by parliamentary committee
Interpretation
31 - DefinitionsPurpose
32 - PurposeElectronic Alternatives
33 - Collection, storage, etc.34 - Electronic payment35 - Electronic version of statutory form36 - Documents as evidence or proof37 - Retention of documents38 - Notarial act39 - Seals40 - Requirements to provide documents or information41 - Writing requirements42 - Original documents43 - Signatures44 - Statements made under oath45 - Statements declaring truth, etc.46 - Witnessed signatures47 - CopiesRegulations and Orders
48 - Regulations49 - Amendment of schedules50 - Regulations51 - Effect of striking out listed provision52 to 57 - [Amendments]
58 and 59 - [Amendments]
60 to 71 - [Amendments]
4.1 - Principle 1: Accountability4.2 - Principle 2: Identifying Purposes4.3 - Principle 3: Consent4.4 - Principle 4: Limiting Collection4.5 - Principle 5: Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention4.6 - Principle 6: Accuracy4.7 - Principle 7: Safeguards4.8 - Principle 8: Openness4.9 - Principle 9: Individual Access4.10 - Principle 10: Challenging Compliance
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Consultations with provinces
(1) If the Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so, or on the request of an interested person, the Commissioner may, in order to ensure that personal information is protected in as consistent a manner as possible, consult with any person who, under provincial legislation, has functions and duties similar to those of the Commissioner with respect to the protection of such information.
Agreements or arrangements with provinces
(2) The Commissioner may enter into agreements or arrangements with any person referred to in subsection (1) in order to
(a) coordinate the activities of their offices and the office of the Commissioner, including to provide for mechanisms for the handling of any complaint in which they are mutually interested;
(b) undertake and publish research or develop and publish guidelines or other instruments related to the protection of personal information;
(c) develop model contracts or other instruments for the protection of personal information that is collected, used or disclosed interprovincially or internationally; and
(d) develop procedures for sharing information referred to in subsection (3).
Sharing of information with provinces
(3) The Commissioner may, in accordance with any procedure established under paragraph (2)(d), share information with any person referred to in subsection (1), if the information
(a) could be relevant to an ongoing or potential investigation of a complaint or audit under this Part or provincial legislation that has objectives that are similar to this Part; or
(b) could assist the Commissioner or that person in the exercise of their functions and duties with respect to the protection of personal information.
Purpose and confidentiality
(4) The procedures referred to in paragraph (2)(d) shall
(a) restrict the use of the information to the purpose for which it was originally shared; and
(b) stipulate that the information be treated in a confidential manner and not be further disclosed without the express consent of the Commissioner. 2000, c. 5, s. 23; 2010, c. 23, s. 87.
