Quebec private sector Act, section 21: communication without consent for study, research or statistics (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR c. P-39.1, s. 21, as amended by S.Q. 2021, c. 25 (in force 22 September 2023))
Quebec's research route needs a written request, a privacy impact assessment that finds the research objective outweighs the privacy impact in the public interest, and an agreement limiting use. My reading: a commercial licence for model training does not meet it.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“A person carrying on an enterprise may communicate personal information without the consent of the persons concerned to a person or body wishing to use the information for study or research purposes or for the production of statistics. ... (3) the objective of the study or research or of the production of statistics outweighs, with regard to the public interest, the impact of communicating and using the information on the privacy of the persons concerned;”
Where it was read
Also read from the same source
- For customers or staff in Canada, has each person consented to this new use, or will the data be anonymised to the Canadian standard before it leaves? For Quebec, is the privacy impact assessment done and the written agreement ready?
- Quebec private sector Act, section 12: use for another purpose needs consent or an exception (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR c. P-39.1, s. 12, as amended by S.Q. 2021, c. 25 (in force 22 September 2023))
- Quebec private sector Act, section 12: de-identified information is still personal information (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR c. P-39.1, s. 12, as amended by S.Q. 2021, c. 25 (in force 22 September 2023))
- Quebec private sector Act, section 13: communicating personal information to a third person needs consent (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR c. P-39.1, s. 13, as amended by S.Q. 2021, c. 25 (in force 22 September 2023))
- Quebec private sector Act, section 14: consent must be clear, free, informed and specific (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR c. P-39.1, s. 14, as amended by S.Q. 2021, c. 25 (in force 22 September 2023))
- Quebec private sector Act, section 17: privacy impact assessment before communicating information outside Quebec (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, CQLR c. P-39.1, s. 17, as amended by S.Q. 2021, c. 25 (in force 22 September 2023))
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