Test Prep Course for Certified Information Privacy Professional Exam/Canada
This course is recognized by the National Skill Development Corporation, a PPP under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Government of India. You will receive a certificate cobranded by NSDC and Skill India on successful completion.
If you do not like or benefit from the course, you can get a 100% refund after 30 days of full participation. Read the refund policy here
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What is the CIPP exam?
The CIPP exam is the exam for a certification i.e. Certified Information Privacy Professional offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is a not-for-profit organization and is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community.
The IAPP offers four concentrations for this certification, based on different regions:
CIPP/A - covering Asia
CIPP/E - covering Europe
CIPP/US - covering the United States, and
CIPP/C - covering Canada
All four certifications have different exams of their own, different syllabus and different study resources.
Who is eligible to appear for it? Who should appear for it?
The CIPP is a certification. It is not a degree. There is therefore no eligibility criteria for attempting the exam, except that you need to purchase the exam from the website of the IAPP and you need to sign a candidate application statement.
You can find the statement in the last two pages of the handbook here.
Ideally, the following people should appear for this certification exam:
Lawyers and legal and compliance professionals working in companies that have to deal with big data i.e. Healthcare, BFSI, Education, Social Media, E-Commerce etc.
Lawyers looking to move into the field of data protection and privacy laws as a practice area;
Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries working in or serving clients in data-intensive industries
Young lawyers looking to work in the domain of information technology and data governance and in the data protection departments of companies.
What are the career benefits of cracking the exam? What kind of opportunities can you secure?
The CIPP certification is one of the most recognized certifications by the industry for hiring privacy professionals. Its popularity can be witnessed in the growth of the certifications and membership numbers of the IAPP.
The IAPP hit the numbers of 25000 certifications and 50000 members, both in 2019. While they took 12 years to hit their first 10000 certifications, they increased by 15000 in the next seven years.
While the current numbers are unknown, it is very likely that they will hit their next landmark much faster.
This is not surprising, considering the salary levels of professionals who hold the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification. When the demand for some skills is higher than the supply, this is what happens.
The variety of positions that you can secure includes privacy managers, compliance managers, privacy counsel, privacy analyst, data privacy consultant, privacy specialist, data privacy advisor, etc.
Multinational companies and tech startups that are expanding out of the country can be highly interested in hiring lawyers who can understand Canadian data privacy laws such as the PIPEDA and the CIPP certification can go a long way in convincing them that you have knowledge in this area.
The IAPP itself has many jobs listed on its portal in the Career Central area.
Who can be your employers / clients?
Large multinationals which have a privacy and data protection department, looking to hire employees who have a greater understanding of multi-jurisdictional data protection laws;
Startup entities looking to expand to multiple countries which become subject to global data protection regulations but cannot afford to hire large teams to ensure compliance;
Tech law firms around the world which are small or medium-sized, looking to build their capacity at lower cost by outsourcing paralegal work remotely
Small businesses around the world, looking for guidance on compliance with data protection laws for their websites and agreements;
What are the challenges faced by candidates attempting the exam?
Here are some of the issues that the candidates face while attempting this exam:
The first issue that candidates face is that the syllabus isn’t fixed. The body of knowledge available on the IAPP website is basically an outline. It doesn’t mean that those are the only things that will be asked. It is essential for students to buy the textbook which costs USD75 and the textbooks are often not updated to the latest year.
The questions asked are situational. The available resources train people on law, but there’s no guidance on how to apply it to specific situations.
There are not many live classes and sessions available and where they are available, they are concentrated within 2-4 days and are prohibitively expensive.
One of the biggest challenges that candidates face is the unavailability of mentoring and handholding sessions for any doubts that they may have or any gaps that they face in understanding the legal concepts. They do not know whom to reach out to, to get the gaps sorted or doubts cleared. If they do find someone, they aren’t sure the person will guide them correctly.
The laws in this domain are updated fairly frequently. It is very difficult to keep track of the changes in developments and often textbooks do not take care of the changes. There is also a lack of clarity on what can be the correct resources to use, to keep a tab of the changes and a complete lack of a system on how to do this.
How much does CIPP training cost from different providers?
The IAPP itself has partnered with Pearson Vue for offering live online training (see here).. The Canadian privacy training program is priced at USD 1,195 (approximately INR 86,790), but it does not include live online training, only interactive videos (see here). The training gets over on the 4th day and thereafter, there are no doubt clearing or mentoring sessions available.
How much preparation does the certification require?
Although IAPP states that the required preparation hours are 30, most candidates find it difficult to grasp the entire syllabus in that much time. If you are totally new to this area, the required time can be almost double for you.
If you space out your learning over 2 months and put in 8 hours in a week (1.5 hours per day for 5 days + time for mock tests), this will add up to 64 hours, which can be sufficient.
How can LawSikho help?
LawSikho is the only organisation providing live online training for all four certifications. We are also the only organisation providing 20 mock tests. Further, we will provide you the material in hard copy - all other providers will provide you with a digital textbook and notes.
The live sessions will explain the concepts in a very simplified manner and clear any gaps in understanding that you have.
On top of it, there is constant mentoring and doubt clearing available as required.
Most course providers are charging over INR 1 lakh for one certification, while with LawSikho, the training for one certification can be completed at INR 20,000.
You will have access to the class recordings and the material upto the point when you clear the exams and not just up to the first attempt.
We also provide placement support for people who have cleared the exams, which no other provider does.
No other training provider provides handholding to the extent LawSikho does. At LawSikho, we have your back.
Training Methodology
Online 24/7 access
Access to basic study material through an online learning management system, Android and iOS app. Recordings of all classroom sessions will be available.
Hard Copy Study Material
Hard copy study material modules to be couriered to your address in India.
Mock tests and Practice MCQs
You will be provided 20 mock tests of 25 questions each, for each certification. In total, you will attempt about 500 questions easily before you attempt the exam for each certification
Live Online Classes
There will be a live video-based online class to teach you specific contract negotiation, drafting and enforcement work performed by lawyers. You can ask questions, share your screen, get personal feedback in this class. Every week there will be approx. 1-1.5 hours of class to teach you the work and give you feedback. There will be recordings available in case you miss a class.
Convenient Class timings
Classes are held after regular work hours. Typically classes are kept on Sunday or 8-9 pm on other days.
Live Doubt Clearing
You can ask questions in class, or on the learning management system when you read a chapter. You can also schedule a one-on-one session with evaluators to perform exercises or write articles.
Certification
This course is recognized by the National Skill Development Corporation, a PPP under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Government of India. You will receive a certificate cobranded by NSDC and Skill India on successful completion.
This is how the certificate from NSDC and Skill India will look as per the current applicable format (may change as per the approval authorities):
Money back guarantee
If you take this course, follow it diligently for a month, attend all classes and do all the exercises but still do not find value in it, or are not able to understand or follow it or not find it good for any reason, we will refund the entire course fee to you. It is a 100% money-back guarantee with only one condition, you must pursue it properly for a month. If you don’t find it valuable after that, get your entire money back.
Client Opportunities & Recruitment Support where required
Many employers, law firms and companies are happy to recruit our high performing students. If you do well in your exercises and classes, we can help you to get jobs, internships and assessment internships in good law firms, with renowned lawyers as well as in various companies.
Our team helps our students in building their profile on LinkedIn and freelancing platforms to increase their reach to the potential recruiters or clients.
Our experts guide the students on how to crack any interview.
On-demand, we provide mock interviews for our students looking for jobs.
We share multiple internship/recruitment opportunities every week on our Whatsapp group.
We help our students to get internships not only at law firms and chambers, but also with rising startups in diverse sectors.
Our mentorship helps students to avoid running in the rat race behind the regular job openings; rather we help them design their own path based on their personal interests.
We share multiple and diverse client opportunities with our pool of practicing advocates on a daily basis. Our references have helped several advocates really scale up their practice. The opportunities range from contract drafting to complex international taxation matters.
Syllabus
Canadian Privacy Fundamentals
Legal Basics
- The Canadian government and legal system
i. Political structure
ii. Division of powers
iii. Role of courts and administrative tribunals
- Canadian laws and their interpretation
i. Civil versus common law
ii. Sources of law
iii. Scope and application of law
iv. Relationship to other laws
v. Enforcement
- Enforcement agencies and powers
i. Canada
1. Privacy commissioners
a. Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
b. Provincial and territorial privacy commissioners
2. Courts and remedies
a. Federal Court of Canada
b. Provincial courts
Privacy Basics
- Understand that definitions of personal information vary among Canadian jurisdictions and legislation
- Types of personal information
i. Employee and work-related information
ii. Public records
iii. Publicly available information
1. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Interpretation Bulletin, Publicly available information
2. Provincial legislation
- Private/sensitive information
- Safeguarding personal information
- General concepts of fair information practice
i. Notice
ii. Consent (Opt out vs. Opt in)
iii. Access controls and accountability
Privacy Principles
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
i. Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (CAN/CSA-Q830-96)
ii. CSA Principles in Canadian privacy law
- Model codes and cooperation
i. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (AICPA/CICA); Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP)
Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices—Private Sector
Statutes
- Understand when to apply The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act of Canada (PIPEDA)
- Understand when to apply the private sector privacy legislation in BC, Alberta and Quebec.
- Understand when to apply Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
Key Concepts and Practices
- Accountability
i. Under the Quebec Act
ii. Other Canadian statutes
- Openness
- Collection, use and disclosure
i. Commercial activity as it relates to PIPEDA
ii. Business transactions
- Enhanced and valid consent
i. Reasonableness
ii. Opt-out consent mechanisms, their use and limitations
iii. Consent to new purposes
iv. Installation of computer programs
v. Automatic downloads
vi. Documentation
- Notice requirements
- Data breach reporting
i. Record keeping
ii. PIPEDA
iii. Understand when to apply privacy legislation regarding data breach reporting (e.g., Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), New Brunswick’s Personal Health
Information Privacy and Access Act (PHIPAA))
- Managing privacy protection requirements of third parties (e.g. service providers)
- Access
i. Rights and obligations
- Compliance trends
i. Commissioner rulings (e.g., agreements, guidance and published positions, appealed decisions, expectations)
ii. Relevant Canadian court rulings
- Compliance issues
Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices—Public Sector
Statutes
- Understand when to apply the Privacy Act of Canada
- Understand when to apply the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts of the different provinces and territories
Key Concepts
- Consent
i. Authority to collect
ii. Consistent use
- Disclosure and transfer
- Retention
- Openness and access
- Privacy implications of service delivery models
i. E-government initiatives
- Sub-contracting and Shared Services
- Research and Statistical use of Personal Information
Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices—Health Sector
Statutes
- Understand when to apply the various Health Information Acts of the provinces and territories
Application and scope
- Personal health information
i. Definitions
ii. Interaction with PIPEDA
iii. Substantially similar to PIPEDA
- The health information custodians and trustees
i. Custodians working for non-custodians
ii. When non-custodians receive personal health information from custodians iii. Agents
Key concepts and issues
i. Consent and exceptions to consent
ii. Authorized purposes
iii. Disclosures to non-custodians
iv. Safeguarding and breach notification
1. Agents
2. Notice of loss
v. Integrity
vi. Accountability and openness
vii. Access and right to correct information
viii. Oversight
ix. Surveillance
Health Sector Information
i. Organisations
1. eHealth Ontario
2. Canadian Organisation for the Advancement of Computers in Health (COACH)
3. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Genetic testing
i. Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA)
ii. PIPEDA and OPC rulings
iii. The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act
Course Plan
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Test Prep Course for Certified Information Privacy Professional Exam/Canada
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