Archive for May, 2003

Waffling Ontario Coming up Short on Privacy Law

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With Canada's national privacy legislation slated to take full effect on Jan. 1, 2004, most privacy watchers anticipated that 2003 would be an eventful year. Led by Ontario, some provinces were expected to introduce their own privacy legislation.

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May 26, 2003 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Alberta Latest Canadian Province To Introduce Privacy Bill

Following British Columbia’s lead, the Province of Alberta last week introduced a private sector privacy bill. The bill is designed to provide the province with substantially similar privacy legislation as that found at the Canadian national level. see: Alberta bill

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May 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Privacy Law Challenges Head To Court

Canadian Business runs a good article on court challenges to recent Canadian Privacy Commissioner decisions. There are at least three cases currently winding their way through the court system. see: Canadian Business article

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May 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Unimpressed By B.C. Legislation

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has publicly challenged the recently introduced B.C. privacy legislation. The Commissioner highlights several shortcomings in the law that he says if not amended would cause him to recommend that the law does not meet the substantial similarity test established by Canada’s federal privacy legislation. see: Commissioner’s letter

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May 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

British Columbia Introduces Privacy Legislation

The Province of British Columbia has become the first Canadian province to introduce private sector privacy legislation in response to the federal PIPEDA legislation that will take effect at the provincial level next year. Quebec already such legislation in place. see: B.C. Bill 

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May 18, 2003 1 comment News