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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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Ontario Divisional Court Overturns Certification of Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim in Data Breach Class Action

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In Stewart v. Demme, the Ontario Divisional Court (the “Court”) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a data breach class action against a hospital, where a nurse used patient health records to...more

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Proposed Data Governance Requirements for Health and Social Services Providers Operating in Québec

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On December 3, 2021, Québec’s Minister of Health and Social Services introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting health and social services and amending various legislative provisions (“Bill 19”). The bill’s four objectives are (i)...more

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Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 7. Privacy Briefs: July 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 7 (July 2020) - Concerns about hacking and online security have fallen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the actual risks have risen, according to the 2020...more

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New Breach Notification Under Alberta's Health Information Act

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As of August 31, 2018, custodians and their affiliates will have obligations to provide breach notifications under Alberta’s Health Information Act....more

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Healthcare Data: Are You Required to Report a Ransomware Attack?

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If you are a healthcare data custodian that is subject to a ransomware attack, you may be required to report the incident to regulators and to those individuals whose information was subject to the attack....more

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Highly Confidential Data—A Cybersecurity Risk for Cannabis Related Businesses

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Cybersecurity is a significant business risk for any organization that collects personal data. The greater the amount of personal data collected by an organization, the greater the risk that it will be targeted by...more

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