The province has introduced amendments to two acts: Personal Health Information Privacy and Access, and Right to Information and Protection of Privacy. The former addresses clarification and safeguard strengthening, the latter allows for sharing of information among public bodies and other modernizing measures.
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New legislation to allow public bodies to store data at NB Institute for Research, Data and Training
Legislation is being introduced to let public bodies store prepared data at the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training in Fredericton. The intention is to facilitate data research, which will help provide better program delivery in everything from healthcare to poverty reduction to traffic safety. Researchers will be able to find new patterns and connections.