Volume II

Issue : 8: April 15, 2004

• U.S. Broadband Industry May be Forced to Share Following Cable Modem Decision
• UN E-commerce Group Releases Revised Draft Convention on the Use of Data Messages in International Contracts
• Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Criminal Spam Case
• U.S. Senate Bill Introduced to Grant Federal Government Exclusive Regulatory Authority Over VoIP
• U.S. Advocacy Groups Lobby FCC to Protect VoIP from Regulations
• CRTC Releases Preliminary View on VoIP Services
• PGA Tour Wins Battle over the Internet Posting of Real-Time Golf Scores
• British Columbia and Alberta Exempt from PIPEDA
• Canadian Privacy Commissioner's E-kit for Businesses
• Eight European Nations Fail to Implement the E-Privacy Directive
• Google Mail Alleged to Violate European Privacy Laws
• Florida Court Orders RIAA to Bring Individual Suits against Alleged File Swappers
• Federal Government Called Upon to Ban Internet Pharmacies
• Internet Pharmacy Sues Health Canada

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British Columbia and Alberta Exempt from PIPEDA

On April 10, 2004, a Governor in Council Notice issued and published in the Canada Gazette, pursuant to paragraph 26(2)(b) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, a proposed exemption order declaring that the current Alberta privacy legislation, Personal Information Protection Act, S.A. 2003, and British Columbia privacy legislation, Personal Information Protection Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 63, are exempt from PIPEDA.

Accordingly, any future privacy complaints in Alberta and British Columbia that deal with a Provincial undertaking will be handled by their respective Privacy Commissioners. However, any complaints that result from a federal undertaking will continue to be monitored and regulated by the Federal Privacy Commissioner.

On November 19, 2003, the federal government, through Industry Canada, also declared that An Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, R.S.Q., c. P-39.1, of the Province of Quebec is substantially similar to PIPEDA and therefore exempt under the Act.

For an online copy of the Canada Gazette dealing with the Alberta legislation, visit:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20040410/html/regle3-e.html
For an online copy of the Canada Gazette dealing with the British Columbia legislation, visit:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20040410/html/regle4-e.html
For an online copy of the Canada Gazette dealing with the Quebec legislation, visit:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2003/20031203/html/sor374-e.html