Canada

The laws of Canada provides certain privacy protections and rights for individuals. Companies subject to the law in Canada, must comply with the requirements under the laws and regulations listed below.

National Data Protection Authority - Other Government Agencies

Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Industry Canada

State-Provincial Data Protection Authority - Other Government Agencies

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) for British Columbia
Office of the Ombudsman for Manitoba
Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)
Manitoba Health (Personal Health Information Act (PHIA)
Office of the Ombudsman
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Justice, Policy and Planning Division, Government of the Northwest Territories
Freedom of Information and Privacy Review Office
Nova Scotia Department of Justice
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario
Department of Justice and Public Safety
Commission de l'Access à l'Information
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French
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan
Ombudsman and Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Yukon

State-Provincial Privacy Laws and Regulations

Alberta Personal Information Protection Act
British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act (Private Sector)
The Personal Health Information Act of Manitoba
Personal Health Information Regulation
Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, SNB 2009, c P-7.05
Newfoundland and Labrador Access To Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
Northwest Territories Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations
Nunavut Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004
Prince Edward Island Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Quebec Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector
Bill 64 (2021, chapter 25) An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Assented to 22 September 2021)
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The Privacy Act

Enacted 1979; amended 2006

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations
Local Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Health Information Protection Regulations
Yukon Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Access To Information Regulation

Privacy Laws and Regulations

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Data Breach Guidelines (2018)
Digital Privacy Act
An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act