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Short TitleThis Act may be cited as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

1 - Short Title

PART 1Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector

Interpretation

2 - Definitions

Purpose

Application

4 - Application 4.01 - Business contact information 4.1 - Certificate under Canada Evidence Act

DIVISION 1Protection of Personal Information

5 - Compliance with obligations 6 - Effect of designation of individual 6.1 - Valid consent 7 - Collection without knowledge or consent 7.1 - Definitions 7.2 - Prospective business transaction 7.3 - Employment relationship 7.4 - Use without consent 8 - Written request 9 - When access prohibited 10 - Sensory disability

DIVISION 1.1Breaches of Security Safeguards

10.1 - Report to Commissioner 10.2 - Notification to organizations 10.3 - Records

DIVISION 2Remedies

Filing of Complaints

11 - Contravention

Investigations of Complaints

12 - Examination of complaint by Commissioner 12.1 - Powers of Commissioner

Discontinuance of Investigation

Commissioner's Report

Hearing by Court

14 - Application 15 - Commissioner may apply or appear 16 - Remedies 17 - Summary hearings

Compliance Agreements

17.1 - Compliance Agreements 17.2 - Agreement complied with

DIVISION 3Audits

18 - To ensure compliance 19 - Report of findings and recommendations

DIVISION 4General

20 - Confidentiality 21 - Not competent witness 22 - Protection of Commissioner 23 - Consultations with provinces 23.1 - Disclosure of information to foreign state 24 - Promoting the purposes of the Part 25 - Annual report 26 - Regulations 27 - Whistleblowing 27.1 - Prohibition 28 - Offence and punishment *29 - Review of Part by parliamentary committee

DIVISION 5Transitional Provisions

30 - Application

PART 3Amendments to the Canada Evidence Act

52 to 57 - [Amendments]

PART 4Amendments to the Statutory Instruments Act

58 and 59 - [Amendments]

PART 5Amendments to the Statute Revision Act

60 to 71 - [Amendments]

PART 6Coming into Force

*72 - Coming into force

SCHEDULE 1Principles Set Out in the National Standard of Canada Entitled Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information, CAN/CSA-Q830-96

4.1 - Principle 1: Accountability 4.2 - Principle 2: Identifying Purposes 4.3 - Principle 3: Consent 4.4 - Principle 4: Limiting Collection 4.5 - Principle 5: Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention 4.6 - Principle 6: Accuracy 4.7 - Principle 7: Safeguards 4.8 - Principle 8: Openness 4.9 - Principle 9: Individual Access 4.10 - Principle 10: Challenging Compliance

SCHEDULE 2Acts of Parliament

Table - Acts of Parliament

SCHEDULE 3Regulations and Other Instruments

Table - Regulations and Other Instruments

SCHEDULE 4Organizations

Table - Organizations

(1) Subject to sections 6 to 9, every organization shall comply with the obligations set out in Schedule 1.

The designation of an individual under clause 4.1 of Schedule 1 does not relieve the organization of the obligation to comply with the obligations set out in that Schedule.