Canada: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA) regulating personal information protection in electronic commerce

Progress

Current status

in force

01 Jan 2004 in force

13 Apr 2000 adopted

Scope

Implementers

Canada

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Data protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

cross-cutting

Government Branch

legislature

Government Body

parliament

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

01 Jan 2004

in force

Implemented Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) regulating personal information protection in electronic commerce

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was fully implemented on 1 January 2004. Some of PIPEDA's provisions became effective earlier on 1 January 2001. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents A…

Source

Event type law

Action type implementation

Government branch legislature

Government body parliament

13 Apr 2000

adopted

Adopted Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) regulating personal information protection in electronic commerce

On 13 April 2000, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) received Royal Assent, and was formally enacted. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act applies to private-sector organisations acr…