It was a long road, but Parliament has passed the Digital Privacy Act, or Bill S-4. “The act received Royal Assent on June 18, with some amendments to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) going into force immediately,” Timothy Banks, CIPP/C, writes in this post for Privacy Tracker, adding, “These are the first major amendments to PIPEDA since it was enacted 15 years ago.” And while the mandate requiring breach reporting to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is not yet in effect, Banks notes, “there are still a number of amendments that are important for organizations to consider now” and provides a “cheat-sheet” of key amendments. (IAPP member login required.)
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