Canadian Privacy Law 2021 Year In Review

2021 was another productive year for privacy law reform efforts across Canada. Although the highly anticipated Bill C-11 died on the order paper when the federal election was called in September, both Quebec and British Columbia (B.C.) made significant amendments to their data protection regimes. To mark Data Privacy Day, we highlight these key developments and provide a look ahead at what may be coming in 2022.  

QUEBEC UPDATE

In September, the Quebec National Assembly adopted Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information and became the first Canadian jurisdiction to significantly reform its privacy law regime by amending various laws related to the protection of personal information. Of particular note, Bill 64 makes significant amendments to Quebec's private sector privacy legislation, including requiring organizations to develop privacy governance policies and practices and publish summaries of those