Review of the Personal Information Protection Act, 2006-07

On May 16, 2006, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta appointed an all-party Select Special Committee to review the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), as required under section 63 of the Act.

Albertans were invited to participate in the review by submitting their comments to the Committee. The Committee also heard oral presentations from various organizations and individuals, including the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and Service Alberta.

The Committee considered all submissions in preparing its final report that was tabled in the Alberta Legislature on November 14, 2007. The report includes 39 recommendations for amendments to the Act.

In response to the Committee's recommendations, the Government of Alberta introduced the Personal Information Protection Amendment Act (Bill 54) in the Legislature on October 27, 2009. The Amendment Act received Royal Assent on November 26, 2009, and came into force on May 1, 2010 (O.C. 122/2010).

Information Sheet 10: Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (PDF) provides and overview of the new amendments to the Act and Regulation.

The next review of PIPA is to begin July 1, 2015 (PIPA, section 63).

Links to other documents related to this review of the PIPA legislation are provided below:

  • Final Report (PDF) of the Select Special Committee that reviewed the report in 2006-07 and related news release  

  • Meeting transcripts of the Select Special Committee

  • Concordance (PDF) showing the changes to the wording of PIPA that result from the Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009