Personal Information Access Requests—Canada

All private-sector privacy statutes in Canada grant individuals a qualified right to access and, in most cases, request corrections to factual information that an organization has collected about them. Check out this practice note for information about receiving requests and granting or denying access to requested information.

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Related Content

• Personal Information Access Request (Canada)
  Access this template for use by a Canadian organization engaged in commercial activity to receive an individual’s personal information access request.  

• Privacy Law Compliance for Organizations Checklist (Canada)
  Use this checklist to perform a high-level assessment of a private sector organization’s compliance with Canadian privacy laws.

• Hacking and Computer Misuse (Canada)
  Review this discussion of hacking and computer misuse in Canada, including Canada federal laws. This practice note also discusses offenses pertaining to computer hacking, including possession of hacking equipment, credit card data, data mischief, and interception of private communications.

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