Thank you for the question.
The legislation doesn't make any distinction between consumers and employees; the information is collected on individuals. It makes distinctions in terms of employment, and the categories of information that are protected at the provincial and the federal level. And there are still some gaps in Canada, I have to say. There are many businesses in Canada where the employee information is not protected by private sector legislation.
Essentially, the test in section 7 of the legislation is whether there is a reasonable purpose for the installation of, in this case, video surveillance; and those purposes have to be explained at the time of collection. The employer-employee relationship is a very different one from the business-consumer relationship. And you'll be receiving quite a bit of advice, I think, about whether or not there should be some special provisions made for employee information.
But to answer your question directly, it is considered a capture of personal information, and it has to happen with the knowledge and consent of the individual, unless it falls under one of the exemptions—that is, if we're talking about a federally regulated institution, such as a bank or another federally regulated undertaking.