What applies in PEI
PEI's framework has three parts:
- PIPEDA covers private-sector businesses.
- FOIPP covers the provincial government, its agencies, boards, and commissions, and the designated municipalities (Charlottetown, Summerside, Cornwall, and Stratford).
- The Health Information Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-1.41) covers health custodians and gives patients access and correction rights.
The Commissioner's role
The PEI Information and Privacy Commissioner reviews complaints under FOIPP and the Health Information Act and can make findings, recommendations, and binding orders (FOIPP s.66; HIA s.64).