Privacy and Access to Information Law

Keel Cottrelle LLP lawyers provide advice and counsel to public and private sector clients on applicable privacy laws at the municipal, provincial and federal levels, as well as developments in privacy through the courts. Our areas of expertise include:

  • Advising on legal requirements under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Privacy Act, as well as privacy provisions in other legislation
  • Review of privacy policies, procedures and practices, record keeping
  • Advising on privacy issues in the workplace including employee privacy, surveillance and monitoring, access requests
  • Assisting and providing representation on access to information requests, responses, complaints and appeals, third party notification
  • Providing employee education and professional development training on privacy issues, including privacy breach and breach response
  • Advising on service provider agreements and contracts regarding privacy, data security and confidentiality provisions
  • Advising on privacy audits, privacy impact assessments and risk management issues.

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