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:

1. 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;
2. 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;
3. conduct consultations by any means the Special Committee considers appropriate;
4. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
5. 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.

Contact Information

​Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act
c/o Parliamentary Committees Office
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Canada

Phone: 250-356-2933 (collect) or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free)
Fax: 250-356-8172
Email: PIPACommittee@leg.bc.ca

Related Links

Summary of Bill C-11   (Digital Charter Implementation Act)

Fact sheet on Bill C-11 (Digital Charter Implementation Act)

OIPC's Competitive Advantage: Compliance with PIPA and GDPR, prepared by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC),  the chart on page 2 summarizes various aspects of PIPA and the GDPR

OIPC submission on PIPA Reform and Proposed CPPA Provisions, a summary of the OIPC recommendations to the Committee

OIPC supplemental submission to the Committee which provides a more fulsome overview of the issues raised by the OIPC and their recommendations

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