Privacy Law In The Private Sector

"Canada has distinguished itself as a pioneer in the oversight of privacy and data protection through a co-regulatory approach that balances industry initiative with government protection of consumer preferences and citizen concerns. Incorporating key elements of the European and American approaches, Canada is the first North American country to enact comprehensive data protection regulation that sets appropriate standards for privacy practices across the country. In recognition of Canada's unique position, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has created the first credentialing program in Canadian privacy. The Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) is the first certification to be designed by Canadian privacy officers for the benefit of information management professionals who work in the Canadian private sector. Canadian Privacy: Data Protection Law and Policy for the Practitioner is the official reference for the CIPP/C program. It brings into focus all of the notable Canadian data protection laws and standards including: The Privacy Act of Canada; The Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"); The Personal Information Protection Acts of Alberta and British Columbia (the "PIPAs"); The Personal Health Information Protection Act of Ontario ("PHIPA"); The private sector Act of Québec ("Loi sur la protection des rensiegnments personeels dans le secrteur privé [sic]"); the Generally Acceptable Privacy Principles ("GAPP"). Canadian Privacy is a valuable reference for Canadian corporate privacy officers as well as any professional who is responsible for the information risk management, information security, information auditing or legal compliance needs of clients or organizations based in Canada."--P. [4] of cover.

This book was published in 2003.This book offers a broad and incisive analysis of the governance of privacy protection with regard to personal information in contemporary advanced industrial states. Based on research across many countries, it discusses the goals of privacy protection policy and the changing discourse surrounding the privacy issue, concerning risk, trust and social values. It analyzes at length the contemporary policy instruments that together comprise the inventory of possible solutions to the problem of privacy protection. It argues that privacy protection depends upon an integration of these instruments, but that any country's efforts are inescapably linked with the actions of others that operate outside its borders. The book concludes that, in a ’globalizing’ world, this regulatory interdependence could lead either to a search for the highest possible standard of privacy protection, or to competitive deregulation, or to a more complex outcome reflecting the nature of the issue and its policy responses.

On February 19, 2008, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia agreed that a Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act be appointed to examine in accordance with section 59 of the Personal Information Protection Act (SBC 2003, c. 63) and in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by organizations. This document covers the work of the Special Committee from May 7, 2007 to April 15, 2008 and includes the body's key findings and recommendations.--Includes text from document.