A Bill, short-titled the "Digital Privacy Act", was
introduced in the Senate on April 8, 2014. It amends various
sections of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (PIPEDA), which governs the collection, use, and
disclosure of personal information by private sector organizations
for commercial purposes.
PIPEDA provides that in certain enumerated circumstances,
private companies are permitted to disclose personal information
without consent. Section 7(3) currently allows non-consented-to
disclosure in some limited circumstances, including where the
disclosure is required to comply with a court order (subsection
7(3)(c)), and where the disclosurfe is made to an investigative
body or to the government under the reasonable belief that the
information relates to a breach of an agreement or a contravention
of the laws of Canada (subsection 7(3)(d)).
