Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) became law in 2000, and is the Canadian federal-level law protecting personal information. Broadly speaking, it applies to private-sector businesses that operate in or have impact across more than one province (for example, railways, banks, radio stations). As of November 2020, it’s also joined the ranks of national and local privacy laws facing major overhauls in light of the challenges our increasingly online environment poses to protecting personal data.