Published: December 18th, 2020
However, the chief privacy officer for one of the country’s biggest firms warned organizations not to be complacent.
“From an operational and implementation perspective that [18 months] has to be the bare minimum because there is so much to digest,” Deborah Evans of Rogers Communications said Thursday during a webinar sponsored by the Canadian branch of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. “Every time I read the legislation I come back to something new.”
The House of Commons and the Senate still have to debate the proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA, also known as C-11), which can take months, before it is passed. Committee meetings haven’t been scheduled yet. So the 18 additional months before its provisions come into effect may seem like a lot of time.
[co-author: Tawanna Lee]
On November 17, 2020, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry introduced Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, which proposes a new privacy law called the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA). The CPPA would overhaul Canadian privacy law and heighten the privacy obligations for businesses, including U.S.-based business, that are engaged in commercial activity in Canada and collect, use, or disclose the personal information of individuals in Canada. Canadian government officials estimate 18 months for the CPPA to make its way through committee and become law. While there may be changes to the proposed legislation as it works its way through committee, businesses with Canadian-based customers will need to carefully assess their privacy compliance programs to account for proposed changes in the law.
Summary and Implications
Canada s proposed new privacy legislation, the
Consumer
Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), contains a number of new
requirements regarding how organisations collect, use and disclose
personal information. As well, CPPA contains significant fines, up
to $25 million or more, in the event an organisation breaches its
privacy obligations.
CPPA now provides individuals with the right to sue
organisations for damages the individual has suffered as a result
of a non-compliance with the legislation.
As franchise systems continue to provide more personalized
experiences for their customers through their loyalty programs,
online ordering apps and their Internet platforms, they are
collecting increasing amounts of personal information. As such, it
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