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The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is independent from government and monitors and enforces British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). FIPPA allows access to information held by public bodies (such as ministries, universities and hospitals) and determines how public bodies may collect, use and disclose personal information. PIPA sets out how private organizations (including businesses, charities, associations and labour organizations) may collect, use and disclose personal information.  You can learn more about access to information, privacy protection and what we do by clicking here.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner is David Loukidelis.

 What's New
> Order F08-22 (24 Dec. 2008)
> Order F08-21 (18 Dec. 2008)
> OIPC 2009-2012 Budget Proposal
 (3 Dec. 2008)
> Joint New Release - Retailers must limit collection of driver's licence information     (2  Dec. 2008)
> A Guide for Retailers - Collection of Driver's Licence Numbers under Private Sector Privacy Legislation (2 Dec. 2008)
> BC-Alberta-Federal Commissioners' MOU on Cooperation
> Commissioner's letter to the Attorney General and Solicitor General regarding CCTV (4 Nov. 2008)
> Practice Tool for Exercising Discretion - Emergency Disclosure of Personal Information by Universities, Colleges and other Educational Institutions (30 Oct. 2008)
 
 
   

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