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Top 5 Misconceptions about Québec’s New Personal Information Protection Legislation (UPDATED)

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With the first wave of amendments to Québec’s personal information protection legislation (“Law 25”) taking effect on September 22, 2022, we thought we would share the top 5 misconceptions we have encountered when discussing...more

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Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization. ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Canada’s New Breach Notification Law: A Global Reach?

We’ve blogged previously about the patchwork of state data privacy laws, and the challenges it poses for multinational businesses. Now, U.S. companies need to beware of our neighbor to the north as well: Canada has enacted a...more

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New Data Breach Reporting Requirements in Canada

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Canada now follows the US trend to require reporting of personal data exposures. Beginning November 1, 2018, a change in the law will require companies subject to Canada’s federal data protection laws to report data breaches...more

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Breach Notification Rules Under GDPR, PIPEDA and PIPA

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The breach notification obligations for Canadian organizations will change significantly in 2018: (i) the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018; while (ii) new reporting...more

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What Can Canada Expect with Mandatory Breach Notification?

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November 1, 2018, brings mandatory breach notification to Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), following Alberta’s Personal Information...more

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Data Breach Litigation—What If a Breach is Denied?

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In today’s world of mandatory breach notification, individuals get prompt notification of an incident that may compromise their personal information. Mandatory breach notification has been part of Alberta’s private sector...more

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Canadian Breach Notification Requirements Take Effect November 1

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On April 18, 2018, the Canadian government published long-awaited Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations specifying the requirements for notifying the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of data...more

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Are You Ready for Mandatory Breach Reporting and Notification?

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Almost three years after the Digital Privacy Act was passed, the federal government has finalized regulations on mandatory breach notification, reporting, and recordkeeping for the private sector in Canada. The regulations...more

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The Weekly Privacy Rewind

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Canada - Data Breach Notification Provisions of PIPEDA Act Go Into Effect Nov. 1, 2018 - • Pursuant to a March 26, 2018 Order in Council, the mandatory breach notification provisions of Canada’s Personal Information...more

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Mandatory Breach Notification Across Canada

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By Order in Council 2018-0369 on March 26, 2018, mandatory breach notification under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), comes in force November 1, 2018, for all entities subject...more

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Equifax Breach Affects 143M: If GDPR Were in Effect, What Would Be the Impact?

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The security breach announced by Equifax Inc. on September 7, 2017, grabbed headlines around the world as Equifax revealed that personal data of roughly 143 million consumers in the United States and certain UK and Canadian...more

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Cybersecurity: 2017 Report & 2016 Reflections - What Businesses and Boards Need to Know

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In 2016, cybersecurity continued to grow as a primary business risk for companies worldwide. Data breaches continued to escalate both in number and magnitude and the landscape of legal and regulatory liability evolved and...more

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Cybersecurity Data Breaches and Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting: Lessons from Alberta

In an increasingly interconnected and digitized world, data breaches have become ever more common. The wealth of personal information that corporations have in their possession means that such breaches can occur in even the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Legal Trends: Cybersecurity

New privacy torts have recently emerged in certain Canadian jurisdictions, including intrusion upon seclusion and publicity given to private life. Intrusion upon seclusion allows a plaintiff to sue if (1) a person has...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Canada’s amendments to PIPEDA now largely in force

Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) has been amended by The Digital Privacy Act (the “DPA”). DPA updates PIPEDA and modernizes Canadian data privacy and security law. DPA is now...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: International Edition July 2015

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Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies - There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more

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Canadian Government Amends and Strengthens PIPEDA, Adding Breach Notification Requirement and Filling Other Gaps

Just prior to recessing for the summer, the Canadian government enacted the Digital Privacy Act. It includes a number of targeted amendments to strengthen existing provisions of the Personal Information Protection and...more

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Canada Moves Forward with Mandatory Federal Security Breach Notification Law

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On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Minister of Industry announced that the Digital Privacy Act, which amends Canada’s foundational Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), has received royal assent...more

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Digital Privacy Act Modernizes PIPEDA

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On June 18, 2015, significant portions of the Digital Privacy Act received Royal Assent. This Act, amends the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and brings important certainty to how...more

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Digital Privacy Act Receives Royal Assent, but Breach Notification Provisions Lag Behind

After lengthy debates, Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act? finally received royal assent on June 18, 2015, and is now law. The federal government introduced Bill S-4 on April 8, 2014, which marked the government’s third...more

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International Privacy - 2013 Year in Review - Canada

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This fall, Canadian Parliament failed to pass proposed amendments to its federal privacy law that would impose a mandatory breach notification requirement. Bill C-12, originally introduced in 2010 and reintroduced in 2011,...more

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