Privacy in a pandemic: guidance from the regulators
April 2, 2020
In response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and declared public health emergencies, Canadian federal, provincial and territorial privacy regulators have posted specific guidance to employers, companies and government institutions on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information and personal health information in this new context. The relevant documents can be found here:
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia
- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan
- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
- Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec
- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
