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 *the use of electronic versions of official documents on paper, in the public and private sphere.
-While ''PIPEDA'' is a federal act, the legislation claims to have jurisdiction over the provincially regulated private sector as well as the federal sector. However, subsection 26(2) of the Act gives the Governor-in-Council the power to exempt an organization where substantially similar provincial legislation exists. Almost all provinces have enacted their own version of the Act. In October 2003, BC passed the ''Personal  Information Protection Act'', SBC 2003, c 63 [''PIPA''], which has been declared substantially similar legislation.
+While ''PIPEDA'' is a federal act, the legislation claims to have jurisdiction over the provincially regulated private sector as well as the federal sector. However, subsection 26(2) of the Act gives the Governor-in-Council the power to exempt an organization where substantially similar provincial legislation exists. Almost all provinces have enacted their own version of the ''Act''. In October 2003, BC passed the ''Personal  Information Protection Act'', SBC 2003, c 63 [''PIPA''], which has been declared substantially similar legislation.
 For more information on ''PIPEDA'', please see:
 Stephanie Perrin, Heather Black & David Flaherty, ''The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: An Annotated Guide'' (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001).
 == F. BC Personal Information Protection Act ==