IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional — Canada® (CIPP/C®)

This accelerated IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) course, will demonstrate you have an understanding and application of Canadian information privacy laws, principles and practices at the federal, provincial and territorial levels.

A CIPP/C credential ensures you share common knowledge and understanding with your colleagues in related practice areas, including information security, marketing, IT, compliance and product development.
We regularly update our programs to stay current with major privacy topics. So you know you’re ahead of the competition when it comes to the latest developments in the field.

Canada’s distinctive federal/provincial/territorial data privacy governance systems closely regulate the collection and use of personal information. Canadian Privacy Training, the principal course for CIPP/C certification, enables privacy professionals to understand the interplay between different tiers of laws and regulations and help their organizations avoid regulatory penalties and damage to their reputations.

Canadian Privacy Training, the training aligned with CIPP/C certification, teaches the legal foundations of Canadian privacy, public- and private- sector practices, relevant international privacy laws such as the GDPR, and security practices that relate to privacy.

In just 4 days, you’ll learn Canadian Privacy Fundamentals. You’ll also learn about:

• The Canadian Government and Legal System
• Enforcement Agencies and Powers
• Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices in the Private Sector
• Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices in the Public Sector

At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C)certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Privacy professionals who manage or work within Canadian compliance frameworks; oversee data collection, processing and storage operations; and are working toward CIPP/C certification.

IAPP-certified instructors

Firebrand instructors are fully IAPP-certified and bring a wealth of real-world experience to enrich the course content with relevant and useful examples.

IAPP membership

Delegates training with Firebrand for the first time receive a 12-month membership with IAPP as part of their course package. Delegates whose membership has expired have to renew it separately for $275 through the IAPP website. Alternatively, delegates can pay a Certification Maintenance fee (24 months) of $250; this preserves the certification but provides no membership privileges.

Module 1: Canadian Privacy Overview

• Learn privacy definitions, history, data subject rights, personal information, and what constitutes employee, work-product, publicly available and private information.

Module 2: Understand data breach reporting processes

• Know recent legal developments and the relationship between the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the Federal courts.
• Get privacy commissioner guidance on privacy rights and obligations, plus communication tools, authentication guidelines and the AICPA/CICA model codes.

Module 3: Privacy Laws and Practices

• Develop a working knowledge of private-sector privacy statutes, including PIPEDA, the PIPAs, the Quebec Act and CASL.
• Recognize privacy concepts and practices, including fair information principles.
• Understand public-sector practices and laws, such as The Privacy Act, the privacy commissioner’s role, and key policies and guidelines.

Module 4: International Privacy Laws

• Understand the mechanics of international data transfers.
• Learn the GDPR and the EU’s approach to spam, cookies, and behavioural advertising.
• Recognize unfair and deceptive trade practices.
• Summarize U.S. sector-based privacy laws (HIPAA, COPPA, etc.).
• Learn Asia-Pacific structures such as APEC and China’s Cybersecurity Law.

Module 5: Data Security and Privacy

• Measure and assess information security.
• Apply privacy-related safeguards.
• Understand the privacy issues in cloud computing, vendor and partner relations, Big Data and artificial intelligence.

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll achieve your IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) Certification.

There are no prerequisites for this accelerated course.

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.