Phoenix Shredding, Recycling & Information Management Services

Privacy Legislation – Canada & Manitoba

Canada’s Privacy Legislation  – PIPEDA

As of  January 1st, 2004 Canadian businesses and organizations are required to follow the guidelines set out in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA.)  PIPEDA is designed to protect personal information about an identifiable individual.  How you manage personal information and how you dispose of it is covered under this act.  Please click here to see the Phoenix PIPEDA Fact Sheet and learn more about PIPEDA and your obligations under this act.

View the entire PIPEDA Act

View the “Guide for Businesses and Organizations”  for PIPEDA

Manitoba Legislation

The Personal Health Information Act – PHIA

The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) provides people with the right to:

1.) access their personal health information, and

2.) have their personal health information kept private

when that information is held by a health care provider, health care facility or public body (referred to in the Act as “trustees”).

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act – FIPPA