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No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
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Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Cutting Through the Weeds: A Look at Environmental Issues Impacting Businesses
Balado continuité – Environnement : nouveautés du régime d’autorisation québécois
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
Employment and Labour in the Time of COVID-19
Nota Bene Episode 70: Examining the USMCA: Is it Simply a Rebranded NAFTA? with Scott Maberry
This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
On September 22, 2024, the fourth wave of amendments to Québec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector(“Act”) will take effect. Arguably, the most important change it will introduce is...more
Le 4 juillet 2024, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a rendu deux jugements d’appel en matière d’actions collectives dans des contextes de fuite de données. Ce faisant, la CACB a clarifié la portée...more
In a pair of decisions released on July 5, 2024, the B.C. Court of Appeal found that an alleged reckless failure to safeguard personal information may be sufficient to make out Privacy Act claims of "wilful violation" of...more
Le 1er juillet 2024, la plupart des dispositions de la loi québécoise intitulée Loi sur les renseignements de santé et de services sociaux et modifiant diverses dispositions législatives (la « Loi ») sont entrées en vigueur,...more
On July 1, 2024, most of the provisions of Quebec’s Act respecting health and social services information and amending various legislative provisions (Act) entered into force, along with two related regulations. The Act...more
On May 24, 2024, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) issued new guidance relating to data breach reporting for federal institutions and businesses....more
Le 13 mai 2024, le gouvernement de l’Ontario (le « gouvernement ») a déposé le projet de loi 194, Loi de 2024 visant à renforcer la cybersécurité et la confiance dans le secteur public (le « projet de loi 194 »). S’il est...more
Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the head of community and education at Semgrep and the best-selling author of Alice and Bob Learn Application Security. With more than 25 years of experience in coding,...more
Le 15 mai 2024, le gouvernement du Québec a publié la version définitive du Règlement sur l’anonymisation des renseignements personnels (le « Règlement sur l’anonymisation »), qui établit les exigences auxquelles les...more
On May 13, 2024, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 194, the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194), which, if passed, will significantly reform the Freedom of...more
Introduction - As a federal state with law-making powers shared between federal and provincial/territorial governments, Canada has both federal and provincial/territorial privacy laws that govern the private and public...more
Editor’s Note: On January 17, 2024, HaystackID hosted a cogent webcast, “Notable Trends in US Privacy Law,” featuring HaystackID privacy and compliance expert Chris Wall, and an esteemed panel of privacy and compliance...more
Le 1er février 2024, le Comité permanent de la sécurité publique et nationale (le « comité ») a commencé son examen du projet de loi C-26 : Loi concernant la cybersécurité, modifiant la Loi sur les télécommunications et...more
On February 1, 2024, the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (Committee) began its study of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential...more
L’année 2023 a été marquée par d’importants changements dans le droit canadien de la protection de la vie privée et des données. Comme nous l’avons fait les années précédentes, nous soulignons la Journée de la protection des...more
2023 was a year of significant change for Canadian privacy and data protection law. As in previous years, to mark Data Privacy Day, we’ve summarized the most important developments from the previous year and provide a look...more
Amendments have recently been proposed to two of the three statutes to be enacted under Canada’s Bill C-27: The Digital Charter Implementation Act. The statutes that may be amended are the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and...more
Les atteintes à la protection des données étant toujours à la hausse, les sociétés se retrouvent souvent à la croisée des chemins entre les innovations technologiques et les risques juridiques. Approfondissez vos...more
Rising data breaches put companies at the crossroads of tech innovation and legal risk. Dive into Canada's cybersecurity litigation landscape with these five top trends from our Canadian Cybersecurity Trends Study....more
On September 26, 2023, the House of Common's Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (the Standing Committee) embarked on a comprehensive examination of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act. If passed, this...more
Le 22 septembre 2023, des modifications apportées à des lois québécoises sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans les secteurs public et privé sont entrées en vigueur du fait de l’adoption de la Loi 25, Loi...more
On September 22, 2023, several amendments to Quebec’s public and private sector privacy laws came into force as a result of Law 25, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information...more
Le 16 août 2023, le gouvernement du Canada a annoncé la tenue d’une consultation sur un projet de code de pratique (le « code ») pour les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle (« IA ») générative. Le code viserait à aider les...more
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada and other international data protection authorities recently issued a joint statement urging websites and social media platforms to do more to protect personal information from unlawful data...more
On August 16, 2023, the Government of Canada announced a consultation on a proposed Code of Practice (Code) for generative artificial intelligence (AI). The Code is intended to help developers, deployers and operators of...more