Editing Identity theft (section)

=== Canada ===
Under section 402.2 of the ''[[Criminal Code (Canada)|Criminal Code]],''
{{Blockquote|Everyone commits an offense who knowingly obtains or possesses another person's identity information in circumstances giving rise to a reasonable inference that the information is intended to be used to commit an indictable offense that includes fraud, deceit, or falsehood as an element of the offense.
is guilty of an indictable offense and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or is guilty of an offense punishable on summary conviction.}}

Under section 403 of the ''[[Criminal Code (Canada)|Criminal Code]],''
{{Blockquote|(1) Everyone commits an offense who fraudulently personates another person, living or dead,
(a) with intent to gain advantage for themselves or another person;
(b) with intent to obtain any property or an interest in any property;
(c) with intent to cause disadvantage to the person being personated or another person; or
(d) with intent to avoid arrest or prosecution or to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice.
is guilty of an indictable offense and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years; or guilty of an offense punishable on summary conviction.}}

In Canada, ''Privacy Act'' (federal legislation) covers only federal government, agencies and [[crown corporations]]. Each province and territory has its own privacy law and privacy commissioners to limit the storage and use of personal data.
For the private sector, the purpose of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (2000, c. 5) (known as PIPEDA) is to establish rules to govern the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information; except for the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia where provincial laws have been deemed substantially similar.

==== Proposed legislation ====
* [[Bill C-27 (39th Canadian Parliament, 2nd Session)]]