Privacy Act (Canada)

See also: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
See also: Access to Information Act

Privacy Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to extend the present laws of Canada that protect the privacy of individuals and that provide individuals with a right of access to personal information about themselves
CitationR.S.C., 1985, c. P-21
Territorial extentCanada
Enacted by32nd Canadian Parliament
CommencedJuly 1, 1983
Administered byPrivacy Commissioner of Canada
Legislative history
Bill titleBill C-43
Status: Current legislation

The Privacy Act (French: Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels) is the federal information-privacy legislation of Canada that came into effect on July 1, 1983.[1][2] Administered by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada,[1] the Act sets out rules for how institutions of the Government of Canada collect, use, disclose, retain, and dispose of personal information of individuals.[3]

The Act does not apply to political parties, political representatives (i.e., members of Parliament and senators), courts, and private sector organizations.[3] All provinces and territories have their own laws governing their public sectors.[3]

  1. ^ a b "The Privacy Act". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. ^ "Privacy Legislation in Canada". Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2006-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)or
  3. ^ a b c "The Privacy Act in brief". Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2021-05-08.