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Canada: PIPEDA does not prohibit transfers of personal information outside Canada

A change recorded in WONE Global’s guide to Canada, under data protection.

WONE Global's guide to Canada records this change under data protection. Each statement below has been checked against the source it links to.

  1. PIPEDA does not prohibit transfers of personal information outside Canada, but the transferring organisation remains responsible and must use contractual or other means to ensure comparable protection while a third party, including one outside Canada, processes the information.

    Federal (PIPEDA Principle 4.1.3). OPC guidance on third-party service providers issued 10 September 2026.

    Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada · Guidance on assessing third-party service providers ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 19 October 2026

This is a summary of the rule as published, not advice on how it applies to you. The WONE Global Partner for this service in Canada can advise on that.