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Basics of Private Sector Privacy Laws for Business in Canada

A general understanding of privacy requirements in the Canadian private sector, including the general principles of privacy, surveillance and their applications/misconceptions.

Created bySamson Chan
BeginnerUpdated Oct 5, 2021

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleLearn about the general privacy principles in Canada
  • check_circleHow to comply with privacy requirements as private sector businesses
  • check_circleAvoid common misconceptions and pitfalls in privacy compliance
  • check_circleDevelop knowledge and skills to prevent or minimize privacy incompliance and breaches
  • check_circleUnderstanding basics of privacy in surveillance settings

About This Course

This course is designed for Canadian businesses and professionals who handle personal information. You’ll learn the key principles of privacy and surveillance, common misconceptions, and how to stay compliant with Canadian privacy laws in the private sector. Whether you're a lawyer, privacy officer, risk manager, or business owner, this course gives you a strong foundation in privacy best practices. Ideal for beginners and those needing a refresher.

Course Content

1 activity • 1 videos • duration: 48m

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Section 11 videos • 1 quiz • 48 min
  • videocamBasics of private sector privacy laws
    Duration 48:38
  • quizKnowledge Check

Your Instructor

Samson Chan

Lawyer, Privacy and Business Advisor, Media Editor

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Samson is a corporate commercial lawyer with in-house, private and public sector legal experience, with particular interest in technology, e-commerce, social media, privacy and healthcare. His practice focuses primarily on assisting companies of various sizes in technology and healthcare negotiate and draft contracts, licensing and service agreement, data agreements and other commercial agreements, advise on privacy compliance and draft privacy policies, and facilitate routine corporate commercial matters. He is also experienced in corporate and commercial transactions in relation to purchase and sale of businesses and real estate developments, disclosure statements, property leases, corporate reorganizations, and contractual disputes and wills and representations. Samson is also an editor of a media platform, a strategic advisor to a clinical communication technology company and an online fashion brand, advising on marketing, brand development, sales and product design. Samson is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in Canada and is experienced in advising on issues of privacy compliance under the laws in Canada and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. He has a special interest in healthcare technology, blockchain technology and is experienced in advising on laws related to technology and cryptocurrency. Prior to his legal career, Samson worked at a provincial health authority where he specialized in vaccine-related health policies and projects. He also brings an international approach to his practice from his experience working at an international law firm in Hong Kong. He is fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.4 out of 5
Student's Choice
75 reviews
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    Christopher K.
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    A good overview of private sector privacy laws in Canada. It would be useful to expand on the "future" concepts and include some more details about GDPR and CCPA (for example) as these seem to be driving Canadian privacy compliance efforts by Canadian businesses (esp. tech businesses).

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    Maria Theresa A.
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    I gained additional knowledge and information through this presentation

  • MB
    Michael B.
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    Very good.

  • MF
    Matthew F.
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    good course

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