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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Regulations
(1) 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 application of those sections to the provision.
Contents
(2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations that may be made may include rules respecting any of the following:
(a) the technology or process that must be used to make or send an electronic document;
(b) the format of an electronic document;
(c) the place where an electronic document is to be made or sent;
(d) the time and circumstances when an electronic document is to be considered to be sent or received and the place where it is considered to have been sent or received;
(e) the technology or process to be used to make or verify an electronic signature and the manner in which it is to be used; and
(f) any matter necessary for the purposes of the application of sections 41 to 47.
Minimum rules
(3) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), if a provision referred to in any of sections 41 to 47 requires a person to provide another person with a document or information, the rules set out in the regulations respecting the application of that section to the provision may be that
(a) both persons have agreed to the document or information being provided in electronic form; and
(b) the document or information in electronic form will be under the control of the person to whom it is provided and will be readable or perceivable so as to be usable for subsequent reference.
Incorporation by reference
(4) Regulations may incorporate by reference the standards or specifications of any government, person or organization, either as they read at a fixed time or as they are amended from time to time.
