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@@ -404,20 +404,24 @@ The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
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The federal government drew upon the CSA Privacy Principles in its drafting of the federal
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the spirit and
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much of the wording of the principles can be found throughout PIPEDA.
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The mandate of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is overseeing
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compliance with both the Privacy Act, which covers the personal information-handling
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practices of federal government departments and agencies (including employee data), and the
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s private
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada's private
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sector privacy law.
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PIPEDA has applied to federally regulated organizations such as banks, telecommunications
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and transportation companies since January 2001 and applies to the collection, use or
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disclosure of personal information in the course of any commercial activity within a province
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that does not have its own privacy legislation, since January 2004.
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While this protection of personal information legislation has a significant impact on how
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organizations collect, use and disclose personal information relating to commercial
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transactions (for example, customer/client lists and information), it is the effect of this
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legislation on employee personal information that concerns the payroll and human resources
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departments.
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Employers collect personal employee information to conduct and protect their business, and
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to comply with government legislation (for example, Employment/Labour Standards and
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statutory deductions relating to CPP/QPP contributions, EI and QPIP premiums along with
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