Personal Information Protection Act

This site provides information to help businesses, non-profit organizations, and professional regulatory organizations to comply with Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) that became law on January 1, 2004. The Act protects individual privacy by requiring private-sector organizations to obtain consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in most cases, and provides individuals with a right of access to their own personal information.

Individuals wishing to make a complaint about the improper handling of their personal information by a private-sector organization operating in Alberta should contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Alberta by phoning 1-888-878-4044 or visit the Commissioner's web site at www.oipc.ab.ca for more information.