[SAGE] Canadian law regarding personal accounts of terminated employees?

["Andrew G. Hammond" <drew@xyzzy.dhs.org>]

Hi, I'm sure this question has been asked numerous times, but I haven't 
been able to find an answer. What is the law as it applies to personal 
email accounts of former employees? For example:

Assume that John Doe leaves Widgets Inc. As an admin, what are the legal 
issues (if any) I need to be aware of regarding the john.doe@widgets.com 
email account? Defacto company policy has been to allow or at least turn 
a blind eye towards personal use of email accounts (within reason 
obviously).

Can I legally just forward that email to their former manager? This is 
what I have been asked to do.  I don't like the idea since the account 
is based on a proper name and has been used for personal email.

Does anyone know what the law in Canada is on this subject, or where it 
can be looked up? Are there professional ethics which specifically 
address this issue?

Drew