Bill 3 - Personal Information Protection Amendment Act In Force

On December 17, 2014, the Alberta Government's proposed amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), found in Bill 3, came into force.

The proposed amendments to PIPA and the motivation for the changes are discussed in our previous blog post.

The Government of Alberta was required to amend PIPA when the Supreme Court of Canada found it unconstitutional, on the basis that PIPA infringed on a labour union's freedom of expression by limiting the union's ability to video-tape and photograph individuals crossing the picket line. For more information on the Supreme Court of Canada's judgment, please see previous posts by David Elder discussing the leave decision and the decision itself.