How Should Alberta Strengthen Your Privacy Rights?

Official title: Privacy protection engagement

Closed Policy & Studies Justice & Rights Technology & Digital
Alberta asked residents how to better protect their personal information. The focus was on two key laws: PIPA (covering private businesses) and FOIP (covering government). Topics included consent requirements, data deletion rights, and oversight of new technologies.

Why This Matters

Every time you use a government service or shop online, your personal data gets collected. This consultation shaped how much control you'll have over that information. Can you ask a company to delete your data? Will you know when your info is shared? These rules affect your daily digital life.

What Could Change

Alberta may update PIPA and FOIP to give you new rights: requesting deletion of your personal data, moving your data between services, and clearer consent requirements. Companies and government bodies could face stricter transparency rules and mandatory breach reporting.

Key Issues

  • Should Albertans have the right to request deletion of their personal information?
  • Should data portability be required so you can move your information between services?
  • What transparency requirements should apply to organizations handling personal data?
  • How should de-identified data be regulated?
  • What oversight is needed as new technologies emerge?

How to Participate

  1. This consultation has closed. Feedback was collected through an online survey and written submissions from July 23 to August 20, 2021.
  2. Read about the Privacy Management Framework to see how your feedback is being used.

What Happened

Feedback was collected through an online survey and written submissions from July 23 to August 20, 2021. Stakeholder focus groups concluded in early October 2021. The input is being used to strengthen and modernize privacy protections and may contribute to new or updated policies, processes, or legislation.