Canada:
Supreme Court Of Canada Finds Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) Invalid
16 November 2013
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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The Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in
Information and
Privacy
Commissioner, et al. v.
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local
401 today declaring Alberta's Personal Information
Protection Act (PIPA) invalid on the basis that it
infringes the right to freedom of expression enshrined in the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Supreme Court of Canada has suspended the declaration of
invalidity for twelve months to allow the Alberta legislature time
to revise PIPA. The complete decision can be found online here. Read about the earlier decisions here.
Look for further updates on this important decision and the
coming changes to Alberta's privacy regime and how they may
impact your business, on the BLG
website and on our Privacy Blog.
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