In which situation could a request for access to one's personal information be denied under the Privacy Act?

The release of the personal information could reasonably be expected to cause injury to a protected species of wildlife.

The personal information was collected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while performing policing services for a province or municipality.

The personal information was obtained in confidence from a foreign state or agency which has consented to the disclosure of the information.

The release of the personal information could reasonably be expected to cause injury to a protected species of wildlife.

The personal information is more than 20 years old and relates to the detection or suppression of money laundering.

What is the Canadian Courts' role in reviewing decisions by provincial oversight authorities?

Look at specific types of errors made by the oversight authority such as a misinterpretation of a term in the legislation

Review all the investigative notes of the oversight authority, such as would be gathered during interviews.

Impose a prison sentence only, such as when an employee sells personal health information (PHI) for their own gain.

Look at specific types of errors made by the oversight authority such as a misinterpretation of a term in the legislation

Review and compare the oversight authority's decision or recommendation against those of other oversight authorities across Canada.

According to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Model Code, how long should personal information be retained?

Personal information should be retained as long as necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose of the collection.

Personal information should not be retained at all.

Personal information should be retained indefinitely as long as consent has been given.

Personal information should be retained for at least two years after the last administrative use.

Personal information should be retained as long as necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose of the collection.

What is the main reason a country might adopt an 'ombudsman' model of privacy oversight?

It reduces the perception that compliance is a confrontational process.

It provides a more streamlined process of complaint resolution.

It increases the power of the commissioner to enforce decisions.

It reduces the perception that compliance is a confrontational process.

It provides a more detailed set of guidelines regarding possible violations.

According to the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems, signatories commit to doing all of the following EXCEPT?

Contributing to the development and application of Al standards.

Sharing information and best practices of Al governance.

Supporting public awareness and education on Al.

What must a federal government department do before it implements an electronic service (e-service)?

Complete a PIA in accordance with Treasury Board guidelines.

Conduct a preliminary PIA before acquiring the service

Complete a PIA in accordance with Treasury Board guidelines.

Publish a privacy statement in newspapers and on the government website.

Determine if the Office of the Privacy Commissioner must be notified of the launch of this new e-service

In comparing British Columbia's privacy laws with the health information privacy acts of the remaining provinces, BC's privacy laws?

Seek to create a more flexible regulatory system to manage the patient data itself

Refer to health sector participants as trustees as opposed to custodians.

Exclude laboratories, nursing homes and independent health facilities.

Group data banks together rather than listing them separately.

ABC Corp uses a third-party provider to perform data analytics and sends the following data sets to the third party to run some reports: name, customer ID, age, transaction activity, transaction date, location, outcome, customer type.If ABC Corp wants the third party to send all the data sets to their US based marketing partner for a new use, they must?

Seek additional consent from their customers.

Anonymize the personal data before sending.

Seek additional consent from their customers.

Ensure the marketing partner has equal or stronger protections than Canada.

Under the Privacy Act, when government institutions collect personal information?

The collection must relate to an operating program or activity.

Data subject consent is required.

The collection must be directly from a data subject.

The collection must relate to an operating program or activity.

Information collected must be made anonymous where technologically possible

An Alberta woman finds errors about her personal information while reviewing paperwork at a local real estate firm. According to Canadian Standards Association (CSA) principles, how should the firm respond to these errors?

Amend any information that the woman finds to be erroneous.

File an error report describing the nature of the errors.

Amend any information that the woman finds to be erroneous.

Request that the woman complete a new set of forms with correct information

Provide the woman with the names of any third parties who have had access to her information.

What can be concluded from the Blood Tribe case regarding the Privacy Commissioner's access to information?

The commissioner can officially request proof that desired information is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The commissioner cannot receive information unless it is gathered under oath.

The commissioner cannot ask an organization to prove that a document is privileged.

The commissioner can compel the production of all documents that are relevant to the investigation.

The commissioner can officially request proof that desired information is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Work-product information is generally thought of as information about an individual that?

Is prepared or collected as part of that individual's responsibilities or activities in connection to their job.

Is required by an organization to establish an employment relationship.

Includes internal investigation files and complaints filed about an employee.

Includes intellectual property developed within the scope of an employee's job function.

Is prepared or collected as part of that individual's responsibilities or activities in connection to their job.

As response to TJX Winners - Homesense, why is 'hashing' preferable to storing a personal identifier such as a driver's license number?

It still provides customer identification, but in a form that would not reveal the real number.

It scrambles information but can be unscrambled for later use.

It automatically puts a lifespan on any identification that is stored.

It randomizes all permanent identification within an organized database.

It still provides customer identification, but in a form that would not reveal the real number.

Which of these employees would be subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)?

Clerks at a Montreal credit union based out of Montreal.

The staff of an airline offering flights across Canada.

Underwriters for a New Brunswick insurance company.

Clerks at a Montreal credit union based out of Montreal.

The information technology department of the Saskatchewan Office of Residential Tenancies of Saskatchewan.

Which statement is TRUE regarding health information privacy laws in Canada?

In provinces where there are no health information privacy statutes, a combination of the public health regulations and the private sector privacy legislation apply.

Obligations regarding accountability for health information are transferred when control is outsourced to a third party. B Emphasis is given lo personal information protection over the maintenance of the publicly funded healthcare system

There is a significant amount of variation among provinces regarding the definition of consent and how the consent requirement is addressed.

In provinces where there are no health information privacy statutes, a combination of the public health regulations and the private sector privacy legislation apply.

What is a difference between the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPA) of both Alberta and British Columbia?

PIPEDA applies to federal undertakings and to inter-provincial organizations engaged in commercial activities; PIPA applies to private organizations.

PIPEDA applies to personal information about individuals employed by government institutions; PIPA applies to personal information about individuals employed by public-sector organizations within the provinces.

The enforcement powers of the federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada under PIPEDA are greater than those of the provincial privacy commissioners under PIPA.

PIPEDA applies to federal undertakings and to inter-provincial organizations engaged in commercial activities; PIPA applies to private organizations.

The person in charge of oversight of PIPEDA is a privacy commissioner; the person in charge of oversight of PIPA is an ombudsman.

Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts (FIPPA), personal information includes all of the following EXCEPT?

Information about an individual's home business.

Information about an individual's creditworthiness.

Information about an individual's employment history.

Information about an individual's character references.

What must happen before an individual requester can commence a court application relating to the denial of access to personal information under the control of a federal government institution?

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada must have completed an investigation and issued a report.

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada must have completed an investigation and found in favor of the requester.

The requester must have made a formal Privacy Act request to a government institution for access to personal information.

The requester must have lodged a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) within 60 days of having received a response to a formal Privacy Act request.

According to the federal Privacy Act, before collecting personal information, public-sector organizations are required to ensure that any of the following are met EXCEPT?

Collection is authorized by consent.

Collection directly relates to, and is necessary for, operating a program of that organization.

Collection is for the purposes of a law enforcement action.

Collection is expressly authorized under an act.

Collection is authorized by consent.

An Alberta resident has signed up for a health wellness 'app' developed by a British Columbia based software provider that stores the data in British Columbia. The application has various non-healthcare related uses. The individual inputs their name and email address in the application to subscribe to health and wellness tips.The collection and use of the individual's name and email address by the British Columbia based scheduling app would fall under what legislation?

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Alberta's Health Information Act (HIA).

Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP).

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

According to the federal court ruling in the Eastman Case, video cameras in the workplace are considered to be collecting personal information?

At the moment a recording occurs.

When a camera is on, even if it is not yet recording.

As soon as the data is saved to a workplace server.

When someone within the nrnani7atinn views the recording

Which of the following incidents will require reporting to OPC?

A sales report with aggregated information that was sent to the wrong person internally.

A file with client ID, sales amount and sales date that was sent to the wrong processors who cannot identify the clients.

An organization's point-of-sale system that was subject to an attempted hack that was blocked by the organization's firewall.

As part of a freedom of information request, a nursing home that released an e-mail with everybody's e-mail address in the 'to' section unredacted.

Which of the following existing frameworks is least effective in addressing emerging AI issues while specific AI legislation is being decided?

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.

What is the Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP) framework?

A principles-based privacy approach advocated by Canada's leading accounting industry group and its U.S.-based counterpart.

An information management model that is widely recognized across many Canadian industries.

A comprehensive guide for industry best practices as delineated by the Canadian federal Privacy Commissioner.

A template for Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) that are conducted within private sector organizations in Canada.

A principles-based privacy approach advocated by Canada's leading accounting industry group and its U.S.-based counterpart.

Which action will help a business prove compliance under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)?

Keeping records of express and implied consent of commercial electronic messages.

Demonstrating the dissolution of a personal relationship before communication was sent.

Keeping records of express and implied consent of commercial electronic messages.

Posting a list of CASL guidelines on a company's website for customers to read.

Providing an opt-out mechanism.

What is required through the 'circle of care' concept under Canadian health information privacy law?

Consent must be expressed or implied when a custodian discloses personal health information (PHI) to another custodian for the purpose of providing health care.

Health information custodians or trustees be specified only by applicable law or regulation

An individual's consent may be implied unless the individual has refused consent or if the purpose of the disclosure is not to provide health care.

Notification to the individual be made in the event of a data breach of personal health information (PHI) by an organization that is based in Canada

Consent must be expressed or implied when a custodian discloses personal health information (PHI) to another custodian for the purpose of providing health care.

Which organization was the primary influence in the development of Canadian privacy with their publication of a set of eight privacy principles?

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CRT)

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

A commercial business in Canada is allowed to collect personal information without the knowledge or consent of the individual in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT when?

The collection would lead to the creation of products that would benefit the public and consent would be difficult to obtain.

The collection is for journalistic or literary purposes.

The collection is in the interests of the individual and the consent cannot be obtained in a timely way.

The collection would lead to the creation of products that would benefit the public and consent would be difficult to obtain.

The collection, with the knowledge of the individual, would compromise the availability and accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for the purposes related to investigating

Oversight authorities allow the following types of consent EXCEPT?

General consent covering all activities associated with the personal information.

Implied consent at the time of collection.

Verbal consent given to the person collecting the information.

Written consent included with the information that is collected.

General consent covering all activities associated with the personal information.

A small commercial business in Canada was preparing a mailing to its customers when the letters and the envelopes were mismatched, causing 500 of 1000 letters to be sent to the wrong recipients. The letters contained the name and mailing address of the clients as well as account numbers and account balances.The business has discovered this error as clients called to report receiving the wrong letter and expressing concern that their information has been breached. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step to take?

A risk assessment must be completed to determine the real risk of significant harm (RROSH) to the clients.

All 1000 clients must be sent new letters.

The 500 clients who were impacted must be immediately notified.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) must be immediately notified.

A risk assessment must be completed to determine the real risk of significant harm (RROSH) to the clients.

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To whom does the Privacy Commissioner of Canada report?

Supreme Court of Canada and Prime Minister

House of Commons and the Senate.

Administrative tribunal.

Auditor General.

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