The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has initiated a consultation on transborder dataflows under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Consultation comes 10 years after the OPC published its original “Guidelines for Processing Personal Data Across Borders” and shows a significant shift from its earlier position, with the OPC revising its policy positions on several key matters, including why consent is mandatory; alternative options must be communicated; and accountability remains with the transferor. The OPC is still soliciting feedback from stakeholders, which can be submitted to OPC-CPVPconsult2@priv.gc.ca until June 4, 2019.
