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A Workspace By The CAI To Assist With Bill 64 Compliance

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This article is part of our Bill 64 Blog Series, which will provide readers with a 360° view on Bill 64 and its sweeping amendments to Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information ...

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This article is part of our Bill 64 Blog Series, which will provide readers with a 360° view on Bill 64 and its sweeping amendments to Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (the "Private Sector Act"). To view other blog posts in the series, please visit this page.

In the context of the adoption of the Act to Modernize Legislative Provisions respecting the Protection of Personal Information ("Bill 64") on September 22, 2021, the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec ("CAI") has announced the creation of a workspace dedicated to Bill 64 compliance, in which it will publish various support and awareness tools. Presently, the two tools offered on the workspace are (i) an entry into force guide and (ii) a thematic overview of Bill 64's amendments to the Private Sector Act and other statutes.

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