Personal Information Protection: A Busy Summer

Summer generally means fine weather, festivals, and vacations. This year more than any before, it also means protecting personal information. Some of the reasons for this are outlined below.

1. In Quebec

i. A number of requirements in the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information ("Act 25") come into force on September 22, 2022. These include the following:

• public bodies and businesses are responsible for the personal information they hold;
• businesses are now required to appoint a privacy officer;
• all public bodies must create a committee on access to information and personal information protection, unless they are exempted by government regulation;