Law: Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, SNWT 1994 c 20 (the Act). Please note that the Act applies to public bodies only. Private organisations are regulated at federal level by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 ('PIPEDA').

Regulator: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Northwest Territories (OIPC)

Summary: The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, SNWT 1994 c 20 (the Act) came into effect on December 31, 1996. Please note that the Act applies to public bodies only and private organizations are regulated at federal level by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA).

The Northwest Territories do not have a separate general privacy law for private organizations beyond the federal PIPEDA. However, they do have privacy related laws such as the Act and the Health Information Act which grant data subjects with the right to access their personal information from public bodies as well as health information custodians, respectively.

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Northwest Territories (OIPC) has the power to investigate privacy complaints regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of personal or health information by public bodies and health information custodians, as well as to investigate any matter relating to the application of the Act and the Health Information Act, whether or not a review is requested.