Canada is part of a global economy based on the creation, processing, and exchange of information. The technology underlying the information economy provides a number of benefits that improve the quality of our lives. This technology also gives rise to concerns about the protection of privacy rights and the individual's right to control the use and exchange of personal information.

Credit unions and their Central institutions are member-owned and controlled financial institutions and, as such, have an inherent responsibility to be open and accessible while, at the same time, demonstrating the greatest respect for protection of the member's personal privacy.

In adopting this Credit Union Code for the Protection of Personal Information, what has been accepted practice becomes a documented commitment to the member.

Code for the Protection of Personal Information (142K PDF)