Succintly, e-commerce drove the privacy legislation.

PIPEDA (The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) is
Canadian federal legislation that came into effect in Jan.2001:
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/legislation/02_06_01_e.asp .  PIPA (PERSONAL
INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT)is legislation enacted in Alberta and also
legislation enacted in B.C. (often referred to as Alberta PIPA and B.C. PIPA
(http://www.electriclawyer.com/privacy/news.html

Briefly, privacy issues and applicable legislation came about as a result of
the European demands for privacy with trading partners  and increasing
e-commerce.  Canada came onside with federal legislation to address privacy
issues (PIPEDA)in Jan.2001.  The federal act stipulated that unless
provincial legislation was enacted substantially similar to the federal
legislation each province would be regulated under PIPEDA effective
Jan.2004.  Several provinces did up their own Acts (Alberta/B.C. - PIPA)and
were deemed to be substantively simular.  Quebec had legislation prior to
PIPEDA and it was accepted.  Other provinces have/are in looking at enacting
their own legislation.  I believe Ontario has their own as well.

Hope this help.

R.C. (Rita) Loughlin
Records Information Manager
Sproule Associates Limited
Geological and Petroleum
Engineering Consultants
www.sproule.com
900, North Tower, Sun Life Plaza
140 Fourth Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3N3
Canada
Tel: [403] 294-5514
Fax: [403] 294-5590
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Could someone please tell me the history of these laws and why/how they
came about?

Heather McAra-Tinkler
Records Management Assistant
FortisAlberta
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