Bill C-54
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS |
| AN ACT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ELECTRONIC
COMMERCE BY PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION
THAT IS COLLECTED, USED OR DISCLOSED IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES, BY PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF
ELECTRONIC MEANS TO COMMUNICATE OR RECORD
INFORMATION OR TRANSACTIONS AND BY AMENDING
THE CANADA EVIDENCE ACT, THE STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS ACT AND THE STATUTE REVISION ACT
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SHORT TITLE |
| 1. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act
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PART 1 |
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR |
Interpretation |
| 2. Definitions
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Purpose |
| 3. Purpose
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Application |
| 4. Application
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DIVISION 1 |
Protection of Personal Information |
| 5. Compliance with obligations
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| 6. Effect of designation of individual
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| 7. Collection without knowledge or consent
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| 8. Written request
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| 9. When access prohibited
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| 10. Sensory disability
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DIVISION 2 |
REMEDIES |
| Filing of Complaints
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| 11. Contravention
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| Investigations of Complaints
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| 12. Powers of Commissioner
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| Commissioner's Report
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| 13. Contents
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| Hearing by Court
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| 14. Application
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| 15. Commissioner may apply or appear
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| 16. Remedies
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| 17. Summary hearings
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DIVISION 3 |
AUDITS |
| 18. To ensure compliance
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| 19. Report of findings and recommendations
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DIVISION 4 |
| General
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| 20. Confidentiality
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| 21. Not competent witness
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| 22. Protection of Commissioner
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| 23. Consultations with provinces
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| 24. Promoting the purposes of the Part
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| 25. Annual report
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| 26. Regulations
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| 27. Whistleblowing
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| 27.1. Prohibition
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| 28. Offence and punishment
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| 29. Review of Part by parliamentary committee
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DIVISION 5 |
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS |
| 30. Application
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PART 2 |
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS |
Interpretation |
| 31. Definitions
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Purpose |
| 32. Purpose
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Electronic Alternatives |
| 33. Collection, storage, etc.
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| 34. Electronic payment
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| 35. Electronic version of statutory form
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| 36. Documents as evidence or proof
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| 37. Retention of documents
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| 38. Notarial act
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| 39. Seals
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| 40. Requirements to provide documents or information
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| 41. Writing requirements
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| 42. Original documents
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| 43. Signatures
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| 44. Statements made under oath
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| 45. Statements declaring truth, etc.
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| 46. Witnessed signatures
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| 47. Copies
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Regulations and Orders |
| 48. Regulations
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| 49. Amendment of schedules
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| 50. Regulations
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| 51. Effect of striking out listed provision
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PART 3 |
AMENDMENTS TO THE CANADA EVIDENCE ACT |
| 52-57. Canada Evidence Act
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PART 4 |
AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT |
| 58-59. Statutory Instruments Act
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PART 5 |
AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE REVISION ACT |
| 60-71. Statute Revision Act
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PART 6 |
COMING INTO FORCE |
| 72. Coming into force
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SCHEDULES |