PPIPS

Are You Ready For Bill 64?

On September 22, 2022, the first set of amendments from Bill 64, specifically to Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Quebec Privacy Act) will come into force. Although most amendments will come into force in September 2023, we wanted to highlight some key new obligations for all enterprises who […]
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Sorting out Bill 64

As a Privacy Professional it has been somewhat frustrating trying to sort out the new privacy landscape defined by Quebec’s Bill 64. The Bill itself makes changes to 21 different Acts, but the Act for the Private Sector (ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR or PPIPS) and the Public Bodies […]
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New PI Rules in Canada, Part I – CEOs are Accountable for Personal Information

Quebec passed Bill 64 in September 2021, dramtically updating the Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (“PPIPS”). Just as the California Consumer Privacy Act (2018) set a new National standard for the US, Quebec has set a new privacy standard for Canada. Most organizations who operate in Canada cannot have […]
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The Urgent Elements of Bill 64

Quebec’s new Bill 64 impacts 21 different laws in the province. The 2 data protection and privacy laws impacted the most are: 1) ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR (PPIPS and 2) the ACT RESPECTING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS HELD BY PUBLIC BODIES AND THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION (PBPPI) Like […]
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Quebec: Updated PPIPS

The Quebec ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR was updated in 2007 on the Legis Quebec website. Bill 64 was passed on September 22, 2021. Sections 93 through 152 of Bill 64 detailed the changes to be made to the ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. […]
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