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2024 i-SIGMA Award Winners Announced

i-SIGMA announced the recipients of multiple awards, including the Service Provider Member Representative and Corporate Partner Member Representative of the Year Awards and the Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this month at the i-SIGMA 2024 Conference in Nashville,TN. Rod Ivey of RecordXpress (Coquitlam, BC) was awarded with the Service Provider Member Representative of the […]

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Groundhog Day for Canadian Privacy Legislation? 

Look for a year-end parlimentary break update to this article in the upcoming iG Journal. Unless you live in Vancouver or Victoria, Groundhog Day in Canada is a misleading concept: regardless of whether the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2, you are safe to assume six more weeks of winter.  However, for those who […]

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i-SIGMA Appoints New CEO 

Today, i-SIGMA announced the retirement of founding CEO Robert Johnson, CSDS effective 31 July. He will be succeeded 1 August by Nathan Campbell, an experienced industry veteran.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Phoenix, Ariz., 26 July 2022 – The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA®) is proud to announce that Nathan (Nate) Campbell will become the organization’s […]

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Canadian Bill Proposes to Upgrade Country’s Data Protection Regime

As announced in the press release on 16 June, the proposed Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022, (DCIA) will significantly bolster Canada’s lagging data protection laws by creating three sub-bills titled the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (the latter of which would replace […]

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i-SIGMA Officials Testify in BC’s FIPPA Review Committee

On Tuesday, 15 March, i-SIGMA Director Tony Perrotta (Greentec/Ontario, Canada) and i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson appeared before British Columbia’s Special Committee to Review the provinces Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). While the full testimony is linked below, Mr. Perrotta focused on the association’s decades long history of working in Canada and […]

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Slate of Board Candidates Set for March Election

March Elections Quickly Approaching Last month, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2022. On 1 March, i-SIGMA voting member representatives will be sent an electronic ballot by email to determine who from the board-approved slate will fill these roles to represent key constituents. […]

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Workforce Woes: Flash Survey Results

In the face of continuing concern over workforce stability, i-SIGMA launched another of its popular Flash Surveys. What follows is a breakdown of member-responses regarding their ability to attract and retain service personnel and their response to vaccination requirements. Has your firm had any difficulty hiring new employees?  No – We’re not hiring                    20% No […]

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i-SIGMA Comments on Proposed Canadian Provincial Privacy Regulations

Perhaps in anticipation of the death of the federal Bill C-11 introducing GDPR-based amendments to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA), policy makers in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia are recommending reforms to their respective Personal Information Protection Acts (PIPA). And, while the outlook for the aforementioned Bill C-11 is […]

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Board Recently Names Tom Schreyer, CSDS as 2022 i-SIGMA Conference Chair

While the 2021 NAID & PRISM International Virtual Conference just wrapped last month, i-SIGMA is already working on plans for next year’s conference. With this in mind, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved yesterday Tom Schreyer, CSDS of Affordable Shred and Storage (Buffalo, IL, USA) to Chair the 2022 Annual Conference Committee. “He’s got his […]

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The i-SIGMA Board Approves Remote Secure Collection Receptacle Endorsement

After months of deliberations, including both an orientation webinar, a 30-day open comment period, and final modifications by the Certification Rules Committee, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors has issued final approval of the new Remote Secure Collection Receptacle (RSCR) Endorsement for NAID AAA Certification. As a result, NAID AAA Certified secure destruction service providers will […]

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