Law: Personal Information Protection Act, SBC 2003 c 63 (PIPA). Inter-provincial private organisations are regulated at the federal level by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA).

Regulator: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC)

Summary: British Columbia's (BC) Personal Information Protection Act, SBC 2003 c 63 (PIPA) regulates private organizations that collect, use, and disclose personal information in BC, although interprovincial private organizations are regulated at the federal level by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA). In addition, and importantly to note as a contrast to PIPEDA, PIPA applies irrespective of whether an activity is commercial in nature.

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) is the regulatory authority in BC and often issues guidance through its findings and information documents at both the provincial and federal levels.

In addition to the PIPA, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC 1996 c 165 (FIPPA) in BC regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by public bodies, and creates an individual right to access records held by public bodies.