Pamela Snively is a lawyer with AccessPrivacy. She provides a broad range of privacy, risk management and compliance advice in the private, public and health sectors. She assists organizations in implementing enterprise risk management programs; advising on privacy and outsourcing governance; designing and implementing records management programs; drafting policies, procedures and training materials; managing data breaches and other regulatory investigations; conducting privacy impact or risk assessments; and advising on PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance standards.
Prior to joining AccessPrivacy in 2009, Pamela was Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel at Davis + Henderson (formerly Resolve Corporation), a publicly traded North American business process outsourcer. At Resolve, along with responsibility for all legal matters, Pamela was accountable for implementing an enterprise risk and compliance program that included a robust privacy and security program, as well as business continuity planning. Prior to Resolve, Pamela was the Chief Privacy Officer & Senior Counsel at Symcor Inc., one of North America’s largest financial processing outsourcers. At Symcor, Pamela practiced labour and employment law along with privacy law. Pamela developed and implemented an innovative and highly effective privacy program, designed to meet the rigorous and complex demands of the Canadian banking community and its regulators with respect to sensitive personal financial data.
Pamela speaks regularly on privacy issues and takes part actively in conferences relating to outsourcing and offshoring.
Education LL.B., University of Toronto, 1993 B.A. (Honours), Queen's University, 1990
Professional Affiliations Canadian Bar Association International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Ontario Bar Association
Publications and Conferences
Co-Panelist, “Cloud Computing –Addressing Data Ownership Privacy, Security and Compliance Concerns”, Federated Press, Cloud Computing Law Course, Toronto, March 31, 2011.
Co-Panelist, “Privacy and Outsourcing”, Insight Conference, Privacy: The Next Generation, Alton, March 2-4, 2011
Co-Lecturer, “Protecting Privacy When Data is Used in Testing and Training”, Federated Press, Preventing Data Breach and Misuse, Ottawa, January 25-26, 2011.
Co-Panelist, “Health Data Governance –Best Practices for a Privacy and Security Governance”, PHIPA Summit –Meeting the Challenge of Managing Health Information, Toronto, November 29-30, 2010.
Co-Panelist, “Electronic Medical Records”, Privacy & Security Congress, Ottawa, November 14-16, 2010.
Co-Panelist, “Information Governance –Best Practices Drawn From the Health and Privacy Sectors”, PIPA Conference 2010, Calgary, November 2-3, 2010.
Speaker, “Privacy Governance for Independent Schools”, Independent Schools Association of Ontario Seminar Series 2010, Emerging Legal Issues, Toronto, June 3, 2010.
Co-Panelist, “Creating a Privacy Friendly Data Governance Structure in the Health Sector”, IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2010, Toronto, May 26-28, 2010.
Moderator and speaker, “Topical Privacy Concerns and Practical Solutions”, ACCESSPRIVACY 2010, Toronto, March 25, 2010.
Speaker, “Maintaining Privacy Controls among Suppliers and Outsourced Services,” Meeting Your Privacy Obligations, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, May 12-13, 2010.
Co-Panelist, “Implementing a Records Management Program –a Practical Perspective,” Meeting of the Council of Chief Privacy Officers, The Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, March 3, 2009.
Co-Panelist, “Chief Privacy Officer Roundtable”, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, July 23, 2007.
Co-Panelist, “Vendor Management –Service Provider Views,” Practical Privacy Series –Financial Services, International Association of Privacy Professionals, New York City, USA, June 28, 2007.