Legal information related to PIPEDA

Court Applications under section 14 of PIPEDA

Under sections 14 and 15 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), a complainant or the Privacy Commissioner may, in certain circumstances, apply to the Federal Court for a hearing before the Federal Court of Canada in respect of any matter referred to in the Commissioner’s report and listed under section 14.

Considering that a section 14 application is a legal proceeding commenced  by a complainant in the Federal Court of Canada, our Office has prepared a fact sheet which is intended to guide complainants through the process of applying for such a hearing.

For more information and for sample documents, please refer to the Federal Courts Rules on the Department of Justice Canada website.