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Canada Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act: Quick Reference, 2011
Edition |
Threats to privacy primarily occur due to new ways in
which information is collected and used. Be Prepared. Be Protected. Understand
this important new privacy legislation.
Canada Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act: Quick Reference explains employer
requirements under the Canada Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA applies to organizations that collect, use or
disclose personal information within a province or territory unless that
province or territory has passed a law similar to the provisions of this Act.
The authors have described the overall requirements of PIPEDA, plus its real
and potential impact.
Canada Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act: Quick Reference, 2011 Edition has been revised
and updated to reflect the latest decisions of the courts and the Privacy
Commissioner of Canada. Noteworthy developments include an increasing concern
about data breaches, limitations placed on the Privacy Commissioner by the
Supreme Court of Canada, further developments in respect of North American
(cross-border) privacy protection, and predictions about potential legislative
amendments.
New additions to the 2001 Quick Reference include:
- Overview of the proposed amendments to PIPEDA (Bill
C-29).
- Re-introduction of anti-spam legislation.
- Discussion of the exception to the requirement for
consent and video surveillance.
- Limits on the publicly-available information
exception.
- Limits on collection of personal information for
store memberships.
- Further information on access to personal
information that is subject to privilege.
- Results of the recent audit of the mortgage brokers
industry by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
- Consideration of the legal requirements for "third
party" collection of information.
- Further discussion on outsourcing and the
definition of "commercial activity."
- Update on employer use of video surveillance.
- Further information on monitoring of employee
email.
- Update on employer use of GPS technology.
- Consideration of the notification of implied
consent to disclose personal health information.
This Quick Reference volume also contains the
full text of the Canada Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (PIPEDA).
The legislation cited in this edition is current
to Canada Gazette Vol. 144:21 (October 13, 2010).
This is an annual
publication. The 2011 edition was released December 2010. |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Authors |
Jamie Knight, LL.B., Sharon Chilcott,
LL.B., and Melanie McNaught, LL.B, of Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti |
| Publisher |
Carswell |
| Year of release |
2010 |
| Pages |
222 pages |
| Catalogue No. |
978-0-7798-2718-3 |
| Price |
72.00$ |
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| Bilingual |
No |
| Available in French |
No |
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