Mrs. Jean Nelson at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On December 13th, 2006. See this statement in context.

December 13th, 2006 / 4:05 p.m.

Assistant Director, Legal Services and Chief Privacy Officer, Canadian Medical Association

Allow me to respond, Ms. Lavallée.

The Quebec Act respecting the Protection of Personal Information has indeed been found substantially similar to the Personal Information and Electronics Document Act. Consequently, the federal Act does not apply in Quebec, just as it does not apply to Ontario’s health sector.

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