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Data protection authority

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia

OIPC (BC) Canada (British Columbia)

British Columbia's information and privacy regulator, overseeing the province's private-sector privacy law (PIPA) and public-sector access and privacy law (FIPPA).

Jurisdiction (head office)
Canada (British Columbia)
Scope covered
British Columbia, Canada
Type
Sub-national data protection authority
GRC discipline
Data protection & privacy
Statutory / official basis
Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA, SBC 2003); Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Status
Current — verified June 2026

PIPA BC designated substantially similar to PIPEDA for intra-provincial private-sector processing.

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