Canada:
Update: PIPA Revived
25 November 2014
Field LLP
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As a follow-up to our earlier post (
PIPA on Death's Door), Alberta's Personal Information
Protection Act (PIPA) has been resuscitated. The Supreme Court of
Canada (SCC) has granted a six-month reprieve, to allow the Government of
Alberta to pass amendments to PIPA. An amended bill was tabled in the legislature last week. The
amendments attempt to strike a balance to address the
constitutional issues that were the cause of the Act's downfall
in an SCC decision more than a year ago.
Stay tuned.
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