May 2019 Charity & NFP Law Update
On May 21, 2019, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Minister Navdeep Bains announced the Government of Canada’s intention to make significant changes to Canada’s privacy regime. Launching Canada’s new Digital Charter (“Digital Charter”), Minister Bains advised that the Digital Charter is intended to lay the foundation for modernizing privacy rules in Canada, rebuilding Canadians’ trust and providing a framework for future governance of the digital landscape. As part of the launch of the Digital Charter, Minister Bains also announced plans to modernize the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Canada’s private sector privacy legislation, which will in part implement the principles of the Digital Charter and contribute to their achievement.
For the balance of this Bulletin, please see Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 449.