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Legislation - Canada

The below list focuses on legislation overseen by Canadian federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners. Other considerations will include the Canadian Charter and sector-specific legislation and regulation (some of which is collected in Topic Pages).

Federal

• Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (local copy)
• Publicly Available Information regulations (local copy)
• Breach of Security Safeguards regulations (local copy)

Alberta

• Personal Information Protection Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Health Information Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• EHR Regulations (local copy)

British Columbia

• Personal Information Protection Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

Manitoba

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Personal Health Information Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

New Brunswick

• Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Personal Health Information Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Pharmacy Network Regulations (local copy)

Northwest Territories

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Bill 29 - An Act to Amend the ATIPP (not yet in force) (local copy)
• Health Information Act (local copy)
• Regulation (local copy)

Nova Scotia

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Personal Health Information Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Part XX of the Municipal Government Act (local copy)

Nunavut

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

Ontario

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Disposal Regulations (local copy)
• Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• MFIPPA Institutions (local copy)
• Personal Health Information Protection Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Child, Youth and Family Services Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Anti-Racism Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

Prince Edward Island

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Health Information Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

Quebec

• An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (local copy)
• Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information (local copy)
• Bill 64 - An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (not yet in force) (local copy - Original; Revised version not yet published)

Saskatchewan

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)
• Health Information Protection Act (local copy)
• Regulations (local copy)

Yukon

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (local copy)
• Health Information Privacy and Management Act (local copy)

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Last updated: October 17, 2021