The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) has now decided[1] that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) does not require organizations to obtain separate express consent for the transfer of personal information to service providers located outside of Canada.
The recent decision makes it clear, however ...
In an Announcement this week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has put “on hold” any changes in approach for cross-border data flows of personal information, stating “its guidelines for processing personal data across borders will remain unchanged under the current law.”
What this means is the OPC does not interpret the Personal Information ...
To date, the answer to this question has been “no.”
Rather, since 2009, it has been the position of the Federal Privacy Commissioner that organizations subject to The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) do not need to obtain additional consent for a cross-border transfer of personal information if it is being used or processed ...
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