HR Glossary
What is PIPEDA - Personal Information Protection (Canada)?
Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is the federal private-sector privacy law governing the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in the course of commercial activity, built on 10 fair information principles and enforced by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Why it matters in hiring
PIPEDA - Personal Information Protection (Canada) comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.
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