Traduction de «Protection Privacy Act » (Anglais → Français) :

I will list the questions that were asked: Clarification of the definition of privacy, along with an assessment of whether privacy is a fundamental right; an evaluation of the existing federal legislative infrastructure regarding the protection of privacy, such as sections 7 and 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Privacy Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, formerly Bill C-6 of the last session of Parliame ...[+++]nt; the interaction between the right to privacy and the Criminal Code and the burden of proof, and the role of the federal Privacy Commission.

I'd like to point out that both the Ontario provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act base their privacy protection rules on the widely acclaimed code of fair information practices.

We will continue our work across the 10 priorities through 21 new initiatives: (1) to boost jobs, growth and investment we will propose a Youth Initiative, an Action Plan on the implementation of the Circular Economy and a new Multi-annual financial framework; (2) we will carry out a mid-term review of the Digital Single Market; (3) we will implement the Energy Union Strategy with work on low-emission vehicles and mobility; (4) we will build a deeper and fairer internal market by implementing the Single Market Strategy, Space Strategy for Europe and Capital Markets Union Action Plan and making proposals for Fairer taxation of companies; (5) we will present ideas for the reform of the EU at 27 and the strengthening of the Economic and Mo ...[+++]netary Union and we will propose a European Pillar of Social Rights; (6) we will implement the Trade for All Strategy and pursue trade negotiations with our partners while strengthening our trade defence instruments; (7) we will continue to pursue a Security Union to fight terrorism and will align the rules on the protection of personal data and privacy; (8) we will deliver on the European Agenda on Migration; (9) to strengthen Europe's role as a global actor, we will present a European Defence Action Plan including a European Defence Fund, and the Commission and the High Representative will adopt an EU Strategy for Syria and implement the EU Global Strategy and Africa-EU Partnership; (10) we will adapt existing laws to the Treaty provisions on delegated and implementing acts and will assess the democratic legitimacy of existing procedures for adopting certain secondary EU acts.

Question No. 413 Mr. Hoang Mai: With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) response to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA): (a) according to the government’s analysis, do the FATCA provisions comply with the provisions of the Convention Between Canada and the United States of America With Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital and its amending Protocol (2007); (b) how many citizens from the United States of America will be affected by FATCA, (ii) are there specific Canadian exemptions to FATCA; (c) has Canada negotiated with United States Treasury officials or the IRS following the announcement of FATCA provisions, (i) at what time was the government made a ...[+++]ware of these provisions, (ii) how long did it take Canada to respond to the initial creation of FATCA and its implementation, (iii) are there ongoing negotiations in this regard; (d) will Canada inform dual citizens about FATCA and, if so, (i) how, (ii) at what time, (iii) what department or agencies will be responsible; (e) has the government conducted any studies or mandated a task force to look into how much FATCA will cost Canadians and, if so, what are the cost implications resulting from the additional regulations and demands, (i) for the government, (ii) for the CRA, (iii) for Canadian banks, (iv) who will absorb these costs, (v) are there other types of non-financial costs such as efficiency or fairness reductions; (f) which Canadian civil liberties associations or other types of association has the government met with to discuss the privacy implications of FATCA and what actions will the government undertake to protect the fundamental civil liberties of all Canadians in this regard; (g) according to the government’s analysis, do the FATCA provisions comply with the provisions of the Privacy Act or the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, and if so, which department undertook this assesment; ...

It has been brought to my attention that there is already a legislative infrastructure for matters of privacy. It includes sections 7 and 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Privacy Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Access to Information Act, and certain provisions of the Income Tax Act, as well as the Statistics Act and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.

Because the Privacy Act is so out-dated, the Commissioner found herself in the unusual position of arguing that Crown corporations not be brought within the Privacy Act, as Bill C-2 proposes, but rather left where they are, so they fall within the modern private sector privacy statute, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).