PIPEDA Review
Section 29 of PIPEDA requires Parliament to review Part 1 of the Act (the portion dealing with data protection) every five years. As the Act came into force in stages starting in 2001, the initial five-year review was scheduled for 2006. The first review of Part 1 of PIPEDA was undertaken by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (“ETHI”). Hearings were held between November 20, 2006 and February 22, 2007, during which time ETHI heard from 67 witnesses and considered 34 submissions from individual Canadians and Canadian organizations. Our Office was actively involved in the consultation process. We invite you to have a look at our Office’s submissions and documents related to the consultation process below.
At the conclusion of this process, ETHI issued its final report on May 2, 2007. The Government subsequently issued its response to the Committee’s report on October 17, 2007 and invited public comment on key issues for PIPEDA review.
In May, 2010, the Government introduced Bill C-29, which contained a number of amendments to the Act flowing from the first PIPEDA review. This legislation died on the order paper, but was re-introduced in September 2011 as Bill C-12.
This section also contains links to other documents related to reforming PIPEDA.
Submissions and documents related to PIPEDA review
- The Case for Reforming the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
May 23, 2013 - Second appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Privacy and Social Media
December 11, 2012 - Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the Study on Privacy and Social Media
May 29, 2012 - Powers and Functions of the Ombudsman in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act – An Effectiveness Study
France Houle, Full Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Montreal and Lorne Sossin, Full Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Commissioned by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
August 2010 - Privacy, Trust and Innovation – Building Canada’s Digital Advantage
Submission from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Digital Economy Consultation
July 9, 2010 - 2010 Consumer Privacy Consultations
January 18, 2010 - Statutory Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
January 15, 2008 - Statutory Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
October 17, 2007 - 5 Year Statutory Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
July 13, 2007 - Annual Report to Parliament 2006 — Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
May 31, 2007 - Statutory Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
- Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the Statutory Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
November 27, 2006 - Thank you note from the Privacy Commissioner
September 2006 - The PIPEDA Review Discussion Document: Protecting Privacy in an Intrusive World
July 2006 - Annual Report to Parliament 2005 – Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
May 2006 - Annual Report to Parliament 2004 – Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
October 2005