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Access and Privacy Laws and Commissions
Canadian Provinces and Territories
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon Territory
Alberta
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Personal Information Protection Act
- Health Information Act
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Northwest Territories
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1994)
Nova Scotia
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Nunavut
Nunavut has adopted the laws of the Northwest Territories until it has replaced those laws with its own.
Ontario
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Personal Health Information Protection Act , 2004
- Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Prince Edward Island
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Quebec
- Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information (current as of May 1st, 2007). Applies to the personal information holdings of the provincial, regional, municipal and local governments
- Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (current as of May1st, 2007) applies to personal information held by private sector businesses operating in Québec.
Saskatchewan
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1991)
- Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1993)
- The Privacy Act (1978) grants Saskatchewan residents civil protection against violations of their personal privacy
- The Public Disclosure Act (1996) relates to disclosing information about serious criminal offenders to protect victims and the public
