Quebec Regulation respecting the anonymization of personal information, sections 4 and 7 (Regulation respecting the anonymization of personal information, O.C. 783-2024, ss. 4, 7 (Gazette officielle du Québec, 15 May 2024; in force 30 May 2024))
A Quebec holder that anonymizes must use a qualified supervisor and run a re-identification risk analysis after applying its techniques. Zero risk is not required, but the residual risk must be shown to be very low, and the Regulation also requires a register and periodic reassessment (sections 8 and 9).
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“The process of anonymization must be carried out under the supervision of a person qualified in the field. ... The results of the analysis must show that it is, at all times, reasonably foreseeable in the circumstances that the information produced further to a process of anonymization irreversibly no longer allows the person to be identified directly or indirectly. For the purposes of the second paragraph, it is not necessary to demonstrate that zero risk exists. However, taking into account the following elements, the results of the analysis must show that the residual risks of re-identification are very low:”
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