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BULLETINS | Special series on the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information - Click here to discover our bulletins containing all the information you need to know to deal with the upcoming changes to the legislation. AMENDED ACTS AND COMPARATIVE TOOLS - Click here to consult the guides, tables and other resources that shed light on the main changes to the law and the impacts to expect in the management of your business. PODCASTS | Perspectives - Click here to listen to episodes on the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, which was adopted and assented to last September. DISTRIBUTION LIST - If you do not want to miss our next bulletins, resources, podcasts and any other relevant information on this subject, sign up now on our distribution list. |
Background
The Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Law 25, formerly Bill 64) was adopted on September 21, 2021, and assented to on September 22. *
Law 25, which comes into effect gradually between September 2021 and 2024, modernizes the obligations incumbent on public bodies and businesses in the private sector with respect to protecting personal information. It is important to closely monitor this Bill, which will impose new obligations on Québec businesses while significantly increasing the powers of the Commission d’accès à l’information.
Therefore, our team is making available a series of bulletins, guides, podcasts and projects dedicated to Law 25. If you do not want to miss our next publications and any other relevant information on this subject, sign up now on our distribution list to receive all communications related to the new Act.
Bulletin | Special Series – Bill 64, Law 25 & Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information
• Bulletin #33 | Regulations for confidentiality incidents - Tons of clarity and few distinctions!
Quebec made waves with the introduction of Bill 64.
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• ABCs of A Privacy Compliance Program : Chapter 3 - how to define the scope and objectives of the Program?
Find out what a privacy compliance program is and why you should implement it.
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• Special Edition | We Answer Your Questions – Modernization of Personal Information Protection Legislation 3/3
In response to our numerous publications, our podcast, and the training we provided via the Fasken Institute, many of you have had questions for us. Read this bulletin for answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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• Special Edition | We Answer Your Questions – Modernization of Personal Information Protection Legislation 2/3
In response to our numerous publications, our podcast, and the training we provided via the Fasken Institute, many of you have had questions for us. Read this bulletin for answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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• Special Edition | We Answer Your Questions – Modernization of Personal Information Protection Legislation 1/3
In response to our numerous publications, our podcast, and the training we provided via the Fasken Institute, many of you have had questions for us. Read this bulletin for answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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• Bulletin #32 | The Beginning of a New Era for the Private Sector: Bill 64 on the Protection of Personal Information Has Been Adopted
Changes to come with the adoption of Bill 64.
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Click here to read all the bulletins published in this series.
Amended acts and comparative tools
• Guide | Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector annotated
Discover the annotated sections of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector following the adoption and assent of Bill 64 on September 21 and 22, 2021.
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• Guide | New Privacy Act in Québec – Fasken can Help You
Find out about the implementation milestones and the solutions Fasken offers to help you get ready.
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• Guide | Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information annotated
Discover the annotated sections of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector as well as those of the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information following the adoption and assent of Bill 64 on September 21 and 22, 2021.
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Podcasts
• Perspectives | Changes to the Privacy Act, what you need to know – Part 1
In this episode of Perspectives, Kateri-Anne Grenier and Antoine Aylwin discuss the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information which was adopted and assented to last September.
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• Perspectives | Changes to the Privacy Act, what you need to know – Part 2
In this episode of Perspectives, Kateri-Anne Grenier and Antoine Aylwin discuss the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information which was adopted and assented to last September.
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*To summarize, on June 12, 2020, Ms. Sonia LeBel, then Minister of Justice and Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions, tabled Bill 64 in Québec’s National Assembly, an Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information. On January 21, 2021, the Deputy Minister for Government Digital Transformation, Mr. Éric Caire, was named the new Deputy Minister of Access to information and Protection of personal information. By this change within the Members of Cabinet, Bill 64 was placed under Mr. Caire’s responsibility.
