Privacy Law Report: Overview of Canadian Privacy Laws and Regulations

This report delves into the landscape of Canadian privacy laws, providing a comprehensive overview of both federal and provincial regulations. It examines the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), highlighting their significance in safeguarding personal information. The report explores the applicability of these laws across different provinces and territories, including the specific legislation in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Quebec. Furthermore, it discusses the restrictions imposed on businesses by Canadian privacy laws, particularly concerning data storage, retrieval, and transfer, and also touches upon the risk assessment methods employed by the Canadian government to mitigate data violation risks. The report cites relevant references such as Smith (2012) and Westby (2014) to support its analysis.

Running head: Privacy Law
Canadian Privacy Laws

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Contents
Privacy Law...........................................................................................................................................1
Federal Privacy Laws........................................................................................................................1
Provincial Privacy Laws....................................................................................................................1
Restriction on business by Canada Privacy Law...................................................................................1
References.............................................................................................................................................3

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Privacy Law
A concept of privacy is a most dimensional subject matter in a present digital world.
Everyone in today’s time entitled to enjoy the right to privacy. The Canadian legislation on
protection of Privacy laws focuses primarily on safeguarding every individual’s personal
information.
Federal Privacy Laws
There are two federal privacy laws in Canada. These are
 The Privacy Act (termed as an “data supervisor’s standards of ethics)
 The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
(described a general procedure that how private sector can assemble, practice or
reveal an individual’s data in the course of any commercial accomplishments across
Canada.)
Provincial Privacy Laws
Generally, all province and territory of Canada contains its own separate public sector
legislation on privacy law followed with a general applicability of Privacy Act. While for
private sector, a separate legislation of each province followed with a general applicability of
PIPEDA Act. For example- province like Alberta, British, Ontario, New Brunswick, New
Foundland, and Québec follows a provision of PIPEDA Act (Smith, 2012).
Restriction on business by Canada Privacy Law
The privacy legislation on Federal and provincial levels contains affirmative findings on
protecting privacy by putting restriction on substantial activities of business practices. For
example: the Canadian legislation places a strict restriction on business sector in reference of
the data-blocking restrictions on the storage, retrieving and various data in and outskirts of
Canada. Even province privacy legislation like Algeria also put restriction on business sector
that not to disclose any personal information without giving a prior notice to government
(Westby, 2014).
Therefore as a portion of a comprehensive discussion on privacy security and coordination,
the Canadian government are on righteous way to put any reasonable restriction on business
sector. The Canadian legislation has implemented a risk valuation method to alleviate the risk

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of data violation and determine the appropriate level of personal data handling or storing
permitted to business sectors.

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References
Smith, R.E. (2012). Compilation of State and Federal Privacy Laws. Privacy Journal.
Westby, J.R. (2014). International Guide to Privacy. American Bar Association.