Quebec


OVERVIEW	Significant civil and criminal sanctions for violations of privacy laws.
ENACTED	1993, amended.
GENERAL PRIVACY LAWS	An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS	Québec’s An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector has been declared to be substantially similar to PIPEDA. An Act to amend the Act respecting health services and social services, the Health Insurance Act and the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurancemaladie du Québec
TYPE OF DATA PROTECTED	Personal Information
WORKPLACE PRIVACY LAWS	The collection and processing of employment information is regulated by An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector.
TRANSBORDER TRANSFERS	Regulated by Article 17 of An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector.
FINES AND SANCTIONS	Monetary fines range from $1,000 to $100,000, depending on the particular violation. Criminal sanctions are also authorized.
OTHER PRIVACY LAWS AND REGULATIONS	An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (1993) An Act Respecting Access to Documents held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Public Information (1982)