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1766 |
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Sweden enacts its Freedom of the Press Act
enshrining the principle of public access. |
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1948 |
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
refers to privacy as an international human right. |
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1977 |
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The Canadian Human Rights Act is
enacted (including some privacy protection). |
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A Canadian federal Green Paper on
public access to information is produced. |
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1980 |
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OECD Guidelines governing the
protection of privacy and transborder flows of personal data are
introduced. |
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1981 |
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Saskatchewan Justice Minister, Roy Romanow,
commissions former Chief Justice E.M. Culliton to write a report on the
need for privacy and access law in Saskatchewan. |
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1982 |
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
is enacted. The rights in section 7 to “security of the person” and in
section 8 to be “secure against unreasonable search or seizure”, support
the right to privacy. |
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1983 |
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The federal Privacy Act is
proclaimed. |
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The federal Access to Information Act
is proclaimed. |
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Independent offices for the Information
Commissioner of Canada and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada are
established. |
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Former Chief Justice E.M. Culliton issues the “Culliton
Report” recommending the enactment of a comprehensive access and
privacy law in Saskatchewan. |
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1988 |
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Privacy is described as an essential component of
individual freedom in R. v. Dyment, 1988. |
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1992 |
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Saskatchewan proclaims western Canada’s first
comprehensive access and privacy law on April 1st: The
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP),
affecting provincial government institutions. |
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The first Saskatchewan Information and Privacy
Commissioner is appointed on a part-time basis. |
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1993 |
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Saskatchewan proclaims The Local Authority
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP)
on July 1st, which came into force immediately for municipal
bodies. The Act came into force on July 1st 1994 for
health care facilities, and on September 1st 1994 for educational
facilities. |
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In General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada
v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (Sask. C.A) 1993, the
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal describes FOIP’s purpose as reflecting “a
general philosophy of full disclosure unless information is exempted
under clearly delineated statutory language.” |
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1994 |
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Quebec enacts Canada’s first private sector privacy
legislation: An act
respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector.
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1995 |
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The European Union issues a directive on data
protection: EC Council Directive 95.46.EC. |
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The Canadian Standards Association Model Code
for the Protection of Personal Information (CSA Model Code) is
produced. The code is conceived as a voluntary tool to assist businesses
and organizations in managing personal information. |
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2001 |
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Proclamation takes place of some portions of the
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
(PIPEDA), a federal law to protect personal information in
Canada’s private sector by governing the collection, use and disclosure
of personal information over borders and by federally regulated
organizations. The Federal Privacy Commissioner’s Office is designated
as the oversight agency. |
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2002 |
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The right to privacy is referred to as carrying a
“quasi-constitutional mission” in Lavigne v. Canada, 2002.
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Access to information legislation is referred to as
“quasi-constitutional” in Canada (Attorney General) v. Canada
(Information Commissioner), 2002. |
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2003 |
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Saskatchewan enacts The Health Information
Protection Act (HIPA) in September. |
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Saskatchewan adopts the An Overarching
Personal Information Privacy Framework for Executive Government
based on the CSA Model Code and PIPEDA. |
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Saskatchewan appoints its first full-time
Information and Privacy Commissioner in November. |
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2004 |
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The remaining portions of PIPEDA are proclaimed,
covering the private sector and all organizations that use, collect or
disclose personal information in the course of commercial activity.
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2005 |
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The Pan-Canadian Health Information, Privacy
and Confidentiality Framework is approved and accepted by all
provinces and territories except Quebec and Saskatchewan. |
