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

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2000-04-13
adopted

On 13 April 2000, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) receive…

2004-01-01
in force

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was fully implemented on …