Things to know

• Canada broadly regulates the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of commercial activity. 
• Canada’s privacy laws apply to organizations collecting personal information of Canadian residents, even if those organizations are located outside of Canada. 
• Personal information is defined to cover “information about an identifiable individual”, regardless of whether the information is publicly available. 
• Subject to exceptions, consent of the individual is required for any collection, use or disclosure of personal information. 
• Even with consent, any collection, use or disclosure of personal information must meet a reasonable person test. 
• Additional fair information principles reflected in Canadian privacy laws include: limiting collection, limiting use, disclosure and retention, accuracy, openness, individual access and challenging compliance. 
• Canada’s data privacy regulators take an active approach to enforcement.

Things to do

• Localize your privacy policy. 
• Compare your current privacy practices (including notice and consent processes) to Canadian requirements. 
• Build privacy into the design of your products, services and business processes. 
• Ensure that you have documented internal policies and procedures that comply with privacy commissioner “accountability” guidance, including for responding to a data breach.

Canada Company Registration

Company Formations Canada offers fast and easy company registration in Canada for non-Canadian residents and foreign companies wishing to operate and do business in Canada.

Register a new company in Canada as a non-Canadian resident

https://companyformations.ca/canada-corporations-non-canadian-residents/

Register a foreign company in Canada

https://companyformations.ca/extra-provincial-corporations-licence-outside-canada/

Canada Registered agent services for foreign companies and non-Canadian residents.

https://companyformations.ca/canada-registered-agent-service/

Canada Nominee director services for foreign companies and non-Canadian residents.

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