Big changes are coming to B.C.’s privacy laws. Effective February 1, 2023, new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”) sections (36.2 and 36.3) and regulations will come into force. For the first time, a B.C. privacy law will require breach reporting and the implementation of a privacy management program.
Breach Notification
B.C. public ...
On November 25, 2021, amendments to B.C.’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165 (“FOIPPA”) came into force through Bill 22-2021, with a few more anticipated within the coming months (by the end of next year). FOIPPA applies to records in the custody or control of “public bodies”, such as government ministries ...
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