Protecting Personal Information

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
The 10 Principles for the Protection of Personal Information

Do Your H1N1 Measures Violate Employees’ Privacy Rights? January 10, 2010

ERA can help organizations who have electrical and electronic equipment to dispose of. They can collect loose equipment from anywhere within the major cities outlines and palletized equipment from anywhere on in Canada and US. Studies have shown that the fear of sensitive data being recovered from old equipment is one of the biggest obstacles to re-use. They can remove all data from your equipment up to the RCMP standards, or degauss or physically can destroy your data as required and issue certificates of certified drive wiping

"Staff computer used for personal use: can privacy be expected?"

This site contains a variety of information pertaining to the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, the Health Information Act (HIA), the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the Access to Motor Vehicle Information Regulation (AMVIR) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC). This site has been designed to provide you with information needed to use and understand the FOIP Act, HIA, PIPA and AMVIR in addition to providing access to Commissioner’s Orders, Investigation Reports and other publications from their Office. ALBERTA INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is an independent officer of the Legislature. The Commissioner oversees the access to information and protection of privacy provisions of Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP); the Health Information Act (HIA); and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). FOIP applies to “public bodies”, which includes: provincial government ministries, boards and commissions, school boards, universities, colleges, municipalities and police. HIA applies to health custodians and PIPA applies to private sector organizations. Under FOIP, you have a right of access to any record in the custody or under the control of a public body, subject to limited and specific exceptions. HIA and PIPA grant you a right of access to your own health/personal information, subject to limited and specific exceptions. If you have any issues with a response from a public body/custodian/organization to your access request, you may write to the Commissioner and ask for a review. In Alberta, the Commissioner has order-making powers. An order made by the Commissioner is final.

Privacy Law in Canada By Patricia Wilson, Michael Fekete

Features summaries of all of the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's decisions under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), as well as links to Canadian privacy legislation, privacy law news, and other resources.

The Alberta Government's PIPA website including legislation and further resources.
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and Regulations
Department of Justice Canada listing of the above entitled act
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
This agency oversees "the application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ( PIPEDA ) and the Privacy Act and within that context to protect and promote privacy.”
Protecting Personal Information: A Workbook for Non-Profit Organizations
Sample Privacy Policy 
Sample Privacy Statement

Private Sector Privacy Legislation

Access to Information Act
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act