Information & Ethics committee  I wouldn't dare comment on the federal legislation. However, one thing is certain. As mentioned earlier, in Quebec and British Columbia, the discussions about personal information and privacy concern everyone, regardless of age. In its 2011 five-year report, Quebec did recommen

Information & Ethics committee  First, I hope that I didn't say consent was just a principle.

Information & Ethics committee  Consent is provided in principle only, but consent is not only a principle. It's a key aspect of privacy. I just wanted to make that clear. The Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector clearly states that consent must be obtained from the perso

Information & Ethics committee  No problem.

Information & Ethics committee  We talked about this in our recent five-year report, but I would be happy to send you the information.

Information & Ethics committee  Normally, when information is collected on a site and can be transferred to another site, the people responsible for the first site should inform the people providing the information that the information could be transferred to the second site. If you have a cellphone, you have

Information & Ethics committee  It's the same thing in Quebec. We also publish annual reports on the number of files, the number of complaints submitted to the Commission d'accès à l'information and the resolved complaints. I don't think a satisfaction survey has been conducted recently. There may have been on

Information & Ethics committee  Government directions were provided in late 2015 or early 2016. A parliamentary commission was held and people presented briefs. The only figures that come to mind don't necessarily concern time frames. The complaints may focus more on the processing times for the commission's fi

Information & Ethics committee  Some people think the sites should be required to set preference parameters. When we enter a site, we can agree that our information may be shared for a particular purpose. However, sometimes the site then changes its business model or approach. As a result, our preference settin

Information & Ethics committee  In my presentation, when I spoke of other avenues, I was also referring to the consent document of the federal commissioner's office and the document submitted to committee members. These documents show the different possible avenues. Last fall, the federal commissioner's offic

Information & Ethics committee  In Quebec, another piece of legislation about the private sector provides for the possibility of correcting or deleting information that is inaccurate, incomplete or equivocal. In fact, a request for rectification from an individual has been filed with the Commission d’accès à l'

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you for inviting the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec to participate in the study on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. This invitation gives me the opportunity to briefly describe the legis