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The Supreme Court of Canada’s Denial of Leave to Appeal in the Intrusion Upon Seclusion Trilogy - On July 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from three Ontario Court of Appeal decisions declining...more

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B.C. Court of Appeal Finds that Allegedly Reckless Database Custodians may be Liable for "Wilful Violations" of Privacy Under the...

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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

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Québec : Une loi exhaustive sur la protection des renseignements de santé entre en vigueur

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

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Quebec’s Comprehensive Health Information Privacy Law Comes Into Force

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

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Projet de loi 194 de l’Ontario : Réforme de la LAIPVP et nouvelles exigences de signalement des atteintes à la vie privée

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

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No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security

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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

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Unchartered Territories: Canadian Courts and Law Societies Grapple with the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools

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Canadian courts and law societies, alike, are faced with an ever-evolving challenge: straddling the line between recognizing the potential benefits of emergent generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), while balancing the...more

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Le gouvernement du Québec publie la version définitive du Règlement sur l’anonymisation des renseignements personnels

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

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New Ontario Bill 194 to Reform FIPPA and Introduce Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting

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

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Data Privacy Guide - Canada

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

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[Event] 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 5th - 6th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hosted by the Canadian Institute, the 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime returns for another exciting year. The event features carefully curated programming providing practical guidance...more

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The Power and Peril of IP Addresses: The Supreme Court of Canada Weighs in on the Changing Landscape of Online Privacy

The Supreme Court of Canada recently delivered a landmark decision on the privacy rights of Internet users. In R v Bykovets, police investigating an alleged online fraud requested and obtained a suspect’s Internet Protocol...more

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Droit canadien en matière de cybersécurité : Le projet de loi C-26 franchit une autre étape

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

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Ninth Circuit Limits Jurisdiction Over Web-Based Platforms

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In a recent decision, Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., 2023 WL 8225346 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a Canadian-based company, Shopify, which provides a web-based payment processing platform to merchants...more

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Canadian Cybersecurity Law Update: Bill C-26 Gains Momentum in the House of Commons

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

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Revue de l’année 2023 du droit canadien de la protection de la vie privée

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

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Canadian Privacy Law 2023 Year in Review

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

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Mise à jour de la LPRPS (Ontario) : entrée en vigueur des pénalités administratives pécuniaires

Depuis le 1er janvier 2024, le commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l’Ontario (le « CIPVP ») peut imposer des pénalités administratives pécuniaires (des « PAP ») en cas de contravention à la Loi...more

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Update on Ontario’s PHIPA: Administrative Monetary Penalties Now in Force

Effective January 1, 2024, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) can now issue administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) for violations of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA)....more

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Doing Business in Québec

Our Doing Business in Québec guide provides an overview of the legal framework governing Canadian business operations in the province of Québec. This guide provides up-to-date information about the following topics: •...more

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La CSC entend un appel clé concernant le droit à la vie privée au travail et l’application de la Charte

Le 18 octobre 2023, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a entendu les plaidoiries des parties dans le cadre de l’appel interjeté dans l’affaire Conseil scolaire de district de la région de York c. Fédération des...more

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Litige en matière de cybersécurité : cinq tendances décelées

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

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SCC Hears Important Appeal on Workplace Privacy and Charter Application

On October 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard arguments in York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. This appeal raises the important question of whether the Canadian...more

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Cybersecurity Litigation: Five Trends Unpacked

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

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Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada Releases Proposed Amendments to the Digital Charter Implementation Act

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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

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