The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA; French: Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy. It governs how private sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial business. In addition, the Act contains various provisions to facilitate the use of electronic documents. PIPEDA became law on 13 April 2000 to promote consumer trust in electronic commerce. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountBecame law 13 April 2000 (S.C. 2000, c. 5); Part 1 in force 1 January 2001. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own account Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountCanada, federal law governing private-sector organizations nationwide. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountPrivate-sector data privacy and electronic commerce. 1 Classification
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Switzerland and Canada are both non-EU jurisdictions holding a European Commission data protection adequacy decision
The European Union recognized Canada's PIPEDA as providing adequate data protection partly on the strength of its alignment with GDPR-equivalent principles.
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Canada federal privacy statute, within Canada own mixed common law and civil law legal system.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
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1. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Wikipedia)
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The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA; French: Loi sur la protection des
renseignements personnels et
les documents électroniques) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy. It governs how private sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial business. In addition, the Act contains various provisions to facilitate the use of electronic documents. PIPEDA became law on 13 April 2000 to promote consumer trust in electronic commerce.
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PIPEDA became law on 13 April 2000 to promote consumer trust in electronic commerce.
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In Group: Data Protection Law of Asia, Africa and the Americas Outside the United States, Introduction, sentence 1
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA; French: Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of Canada
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