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A G u i d e f o r B u s i n e s s e s a n d O r g a n i z a t i o n s o n t h e P e r s o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n P r o t e c t i o n A c t
f. If a public body or police service needs help in an investigation leading to a law
enforcement proceeding or from which a law enforcement proceeding is likely
EXAMPLE: A construction company may provide information to Workplace Health and
Safety staff who are investigating a workplace accident.
EXAMPLE: A car dealership can give the tapes from its parking lot security cameras to
police investigating a robbery.
g. If the information is disclosed to respond to an emergency that threatens the life,
health or security of an individual or the public
EXAMPLE: If a patron of a recreational facility makes a serious threat against a facility
employee, the facility manager may disclose the patron’s personal information to the
appropriate agency to prevent the employee from being injured.
h. If disclosure is needed to contact next of kin or a friend of an injured, ill or
deceased individual
EXAMPLE: A mountain climbing tour company can disclose a client’s personal information
so that a family member may be informed about a client’s injury.
i. If the information is needed to collect a debt owing to your organization or for the
organization to repay an individual money owed by the organization
EXAMPLE: A company can disclose an individual’s former address in order to obtain a
forwarding address, so that it can repay a debt to the individual.
EXAMPLE: A retail store cannot post pictures of customers with overdue accounts in
order to collect a debt (see IPC Case Summary P2005-CS-001).
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