The federal government's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)applies in all provinces except where legislation that provides for equivalent protection has been passed by the province.

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PIPEDA is a federal law that applies across most of Canada. However, some provinces have their own privacy legislation that provide similar or stronger protection for personal information, such as Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA BC). In these provinces, PIPEDA generally only applies to organizations that are federally regulated, such as banks and telecommunications companies.

The Federal Government's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act