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On April 13, 2021 the Legislative Assembly agreed that a Special Committee be appointed to continue its review of the Personal Information Protection Act [SBC 2003, c. 63] in accordance with section 59 of that Act.
The Act governs how private sector organizations can collect, use, and disclose personal information. It also requires organizations to protect and secure personal information against unauthorized use or disclosure, and grants individuals the right to access their own personal information. Section 59 of the Act requires a Special Committee to review the Act every six years.
As part of its review, the Committee held a public consultation process which received 100 written and oral submissions. Transcripts and meeting documents are available under Committee Meetings and written submissions are posted under Committee Documents. Committee Members would like to thank all those who participated in the process.
The Committee released its report Modernizing British Columbia's Private Sector Privacy Law on December 6, 2021. Read the Media Release.
Terms of Reference
On April 13, 2021, the Legislative Assembly agreed that a Special Committee be appointed to review the Personal Information Protection Act (S.B.C. 2003, c. 73) pursuant to section 59 of that Act.
That the Special Committee shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition be empowered to:
- appoint of its number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Special Committee and to delegate to the subcommittees all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;
- sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- conduct consultations by any means the Special Committee considers appropriate;
- adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
- retain personnel as required to assist the Special Committee.
That any information or evidence previously under consideration by the Special Committees appointed by order of the House on February 18, 2020 and December 9, 2020 be referred to the Special Committee.
That the Special Committee report to the House by December 8, 2021; and that during a period of adjournment, the Special Committee deposit its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or in the next following Session, as the case may be, the Chair present all reports to the House.
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