New Portability Right Applies to Employers With Employees in Québec
As of September 22, 2024, the final provision of Law 25, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, will take effect, establishing a new right to data portability for individuals in both the private and public sectors. This right, integrated into the Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Quebec Privacy Act) and the Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information, allows individuals to request that their personal information be communicated to them in a technological format.