Legislation

The Personal Information Protection Act, S.A. 2003, c. P-6.5 received Royal Assent on December 4, 2003 and the Personal Information Protection Act Regulation (A.R. 366/2003) was enacted on December 10, 2003 (Order in Council 549/2003). The Act and Regulation came into force on January 1, 2004 (see news release).

A printed office consolidation of the Personal Information Protection Act and Regulation in booklet form is now available from Alberta Queen's Printer. To purchase the legislation, complete the order form (pdf, 129 kb) and send it to Alberta Queen's Printer or order it online at www.qp.gov.ab.ca.

Electronic versions of the Act and the Regulation are also available on the Alberta Queen's Printer web site.

For the convenience of users of this site, the Access and Privacy Branch of Alberta Government Services is providing an unofficial version of the Act and Regulation in HTML format:

• Personal Information Protection Act, S.A. 2003, c. P-6.5: HTML
• Personal Information Protection Act Regulation (A.R. 366/2003): HTML

Copyright in the Statutes, whether in printed or electronic format, is held by the Province of Alberta, Canada. No person may reproduce copies of the Alberta Statutes and Regulations for any purpose without the prior consent of the Queen's Printer for Alberta.

The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law.