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ARTICLE · 19 NOVEMBER 2020

Substantial Changes To Federal Regulation Of Privacy Now Imminent

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Comprehensive reform to Canada's privacy legislation—which privacy experts have long anticipated—is now imminent. Today, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry...

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Comprehensive reform to Canada's privacy legislation—which privacy experts have long anticipated—is now imminent. Today, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, tabled the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (DCIA). Among other things, the legislation will bring Canada closer to a GDPR model in terms of potential penalties for non-compliance.

The DCIA will enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and make amendments to other related acts. The CPPA will effectively replace the current federal legislative scheme governing the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by private-sector organizations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

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