Information security and outsourcing guidelines for B.C. financial institutions

The BC Financial Services Authority has issued revised drafts of its information security guideline and outsourcing guideline for provincially regulated financial institutions and pension plan administrators in British Columbia. The guidelines will likely require most regulated entities to make significant changes to their information security and outsourcing policies, practices and procedures and amend existing outsourced services contracts. Regulated entities should now be taking steps to prepare for compliance with the guidelines based on appropriate advice from independent and qualified business, legal and technical experts.

Read Brad Freedman’s bulletin on this topic.

This content has been updated on October 16, 2021 at 16 h 30 min.