The federal government is threatening to impose fines that could run to millions of dollars on private companies that violate Canadians' privacy. Bains said the legislation provides for the heaviest fines among the G7 nations' privacy laws. WATCH | Bains explains how fines would be laid if companies contravene the new privacy legislationBains explains how fines would be laid if companies contravene the new privacy legislation Politics Video 1:25 Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains tabled new privacy legislation today in the Commons. The Privacy Act covers government agencies and federally regulated industries, while the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act applies to private-sector organizations. He said he likes the provision in the proposed law that would require privacy companies to state in plain and easy-to-understand language how they collect information and how they use it.

Source: CBC News November 17, 2020 16:05 UTC