The 10 privacy provisions contained in the Act are based on the?

• A. Canadian Privacy Act
• B. International Privacy Code
• C. Real estate Privacy Guidelines
• D. Canadian Standards Association's Model Code for the Protection of Person Information, which was recognized as a national standard in 1996

Answer: (D)

The provisions are built on a widely adopted framework: the Canadian Standards Association’s Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information. This model code sets ten principles for handling personal data, including accountability, identifying purposes, consent, limiting collection, limiting use, disclosure and retention, accuracy, safeguards, openness, individual access, and the ability to challenge compliance. In 1996 it was recognized as a national standard, which is why the Act bases its privacy provisions on it. This provides a consistent, Canada-wide approach to protecting personal information in real estate practice.

The other options don’t fit because the federal Privacy Act applies to government institutions, not to private-sector real estate activity; there is no international privacy code that serves as the national standard; and while there may be guidelines specific to real estate, they aren’t the recognized national standard referenced by the Act.