General Information and Current Issues in Access to Information and Privacy Rights

Laws Protecting Privacy

• What is Privacy?

• Federal and Provincial Privacy Protection - Private Sector

• Federal and Provincial Privacy Protection - Public Sector

• Commissioner Oversight Helps to Enforce Your Rights

• How to Use Your Privacy Rights

Individual Rights Under Privacy Laws

• Which Law Applies to You?

• Some Important Definitions

• Overview of Privacy Rights in the Private Sector

• Your Privacy Rights With Business and Non-Profit Organizations

• Consent in the Private Sector

• Right to Request Access to Your Personal Information in the Private Sector

• When Can a Private Sector Organization Refuse to Give Access?

• Your Right to Request Correction of Your Personal Information in the Private Sector

• Governments and Your Privacy Rights

• Right to Request Access to Your Personal Information From a BC Public Body

• How to Request a Review or Make a Complaint Under FOIPPA

• Offences and Resources Under FOIPPA

• Your Rights Under the Privacy Act (Canada)

• Making an Access Request Under the Privacy Act

• Complaints to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Threats to Privacy and Resulting Harm

• How Can You Tell If You Might be a Victim of Identity Theft?

• Social Networking Sites

• What Laws Apply to Spam, Spyware and Other Malware?

• Video Surveillance by the Private Sector and Your Rights

• Intercepting Private Communications

• Video Surveillance by the Public Sector and Your Rights

Privacy in Employment

• Some Privacy Protection for All Employees

• Which Law Applies To You?

• The Hiring Process in the Private Sector

• Background Checks, Credit Checks, Criminal Records Checks, Drivers Abstracts

• Health Information at Work

• Searches by Employers

• Video Surveillance in the Workplace

• Biometrics

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• Computer Monitoring, Keystroke Logging and Screenshots

Privacy and Governments in Canada

Privacy and the BC Government

• Identity Management

• Other Identity Projects

• Some of the Privacy Risks of the Identity Projects

• Outsourcing and Contracting

• The Privacy Protection Schedule

Privacy and the Federal Government

• Recent Audits by the Privacy Commissioner and Auditor-General

• No-Fly Lists

• Removal from No-Fly Lists

• Canada Border Services Agency - Border Controls

• The U.S. Border Patrol

• Searches by Canadian Border Services Officers

Privacy, Law Enforcement and Anti-Terrorism Measures

The Police

• Search, Seizure and Expectation of Privacy - the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• When Can Police Search You Without a Warrant?

• When Can Police Search Your Vehicle, Premises or Property?

• Lawful Access - To Email and Other Telecommunications

• Police Records Information Management Environment (PRIMEBC)

National Programs

• The Anti-Terrorism Act

• Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act

Privacy of Personal Health Information

BC's Health System and Your Privacy

• What Are Your Personal Health Information Privacy Rights In BC? 

• Right to Access Your Record in Your Doctors or Other Health Providers Office

• Access to Your Health Information in the Electronic Health Records System

• Right to Access Your Records in a Hospital or other Government Facility

PharmaNet and Privacy of Prescription Information

• Pharmacists and PharmaNet

• How Do You Limit Who Can See Your PharmaNet Patient Record?

Electronic Health Records and E-Health Systems

• e-Health in BC

• How to Opt Out of e-Health

• Electronic Medical Records Feed iElectronic Health Records

• Can You Refuse to Have Your Medical Records Go Into the iEHR?