Under Canadian privacy law, individuals have a right to access their own personal information and to be told how it has been used/disclosed. This episode discusses the law of individual access rights under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

1:06 We're talking about the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
1:51 The structure of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
2:18 The general rule of access to one's own personal information
4:30 Keeping information about your information
6:48 Disputes about accuracy
7:52 How to make a personal information access request
8:19 The duty to assist
8:29 Timing to respond to an access request
9:52 Deemed refusals
10:06 Costs for responding to access requests
10:32 Refusals of access
11:09 Mandatory refusals
12:36 Discretionary refusals

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► Privacylawyer blog: https://blog.privacylawyer.ca
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This is intended for education and information only and should not be taken as legal advice. This is a complicated area and if you need advice for your particular situation, you should seek out qualified counsel. All views expressed are solely those of the creator.