Manitoba has specific privacy legislation for organizations operating in the public sector, but unlike British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec, has no specific privacy legislation for organizations operating in the private sector.
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British Columbia has specific privacy legislation for organizations operating in the private and public sector, but lacks provincial health privacy legislation like Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.
Canadian privacy law serves two purposes: to govern how organizations are allowed to collect, use, and disclose your personal information, and also to enable individuals to access and manage personal information collected by organizations.
Listed as Schedule 1 of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, these 10 privacy principles outline responsibilities that organizations subject to PIPEDA must follow.
Todd writes to us with questions about the type of information that can be asked on a pre-employment screening application.