Lorsqu’une loi prévoit un droit d’appel limité d’une décision rendue par un tribunal administratif, est-il possible de présenter une demande de pourvoi en contrôle judiciaire à l’égard des questions non susceptibles d’appel...more
When a statute provides for a limited right of appeal from an administrative decision, is judicial review of the non-appealable aspects of the decision available only in rare or unusual cases?...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
Les cyberattaques se sont multipliées au cours des dernières années et leur puissance destructrice a augmenté considérablement. Comme le nombre de cyberincidents visant des organisations de toutes tailles continue de...more
On November 25, 2022, in Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2022 ONCA 813 (Owsianik), the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) held that intrusion upon seclusion is not a viable cause of action against a defendant who has been the...more
Les attaques par rançongiciel sont une forme de cybermenace de plus en plus courante. Durant la pandémie de COVID-19, elles se sont multipliées du fait que les télétravailleurs ont davantage recours aux courriels pour exercer...more
Ransomware attacks are an increasingly prevalent form of cyber threat. COVID-19 has contributed to the increase in ransomware attacks, as remote workforces are increasingly dependent on email and therefore susceptible to...more
Le 9 juin 2021, dans l’affaire Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2021 ONSC 4112 (l’« affaire Equifax »), la majorité des juges de la Cour divisionnaire de l’Ontario a rejeté le délit d’intrusion dans l’intimité comme question...more
On June 9, 2021, in Owsianik v Equifax Canada Co (Equifax), 2021 ONSC 4112, a majority of the Divisional Court overturned the certification of intrusion upon seclusion as a common issue in a class proceeding involving a...more
Dans l’arrêt qu’elle a rendu dans l’affaire Wastech Services Ltd. c. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage (l’« affaire Wastech »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « Cour suprême ») a reconnu l’obligation générale d’exercer...more
In Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage (Wastech), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recognized a general duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith. This bulletin summarizes the SCC’s...more
In C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) held that a group of condominium corporations was liable for breaching their duty of honest contractual performance when they knowingly misled a maintenance...more
Lorsque votre organisation est victime d’une cyberattaque ou d’une atteinte à la protection des données, la protection du secret professionnel devient vitale. À la suite d’une telle atteinte, les événements peuvent se...more
When your organization is addressing a cyber-attack or other data breach, protecting privilege is crucial. In the aftermath of a data breach, events can move very quickly. However, appropriate steps should be taken to ensure...more
On December 9, 2019, the Attorney General of Ontario introduced Bill 161, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 (Bill 161) which, among other things, proposes a number of changes to the Ontario Class Proceedings Act,...more
Cybersecurity litigation in Canada is on the rise. Given that the number of data breaches in Canada has been rising exponentially in recent years, the increase in cybersecurity litigation is unsurprising. However, the...more
On May 7, 2019, in Kaplan v. Casino Rama Services Inc. (Kaplan), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to certify a privacy class action arising out of a criminal cyberattack that included allegations of breach of...more
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As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our first article for 2019 looks at the current landscape of cybersecurity and highlights key legal trends and developments. We also offer some...more
On September 17, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published draft guidelines on mandatory breach reporting under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The...more
In its recent decision, Interpaving Limited v. City of Greater Sudbury, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) (Court) upheld a municipality’s four-year debarment of a contractor, affirming municipalities’...more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently dismissed a proposed class action arising out of the collapse of a manufacturing facility in Bangladesh. On July 5, 2017, in Das v. George Weston Limited (Das), the court found...more
On April 6, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) released its decision in Good v. Toronto (Police Services Board) (Good). In upholding the certification of two class actions against the Toronto Police Service (TPS), the...more
The Federal Court of Appeal recently allowed an appeal expanding the scope of a certified privacy class action relating to the loss of personal data of Canada Student Loans recipients. The case, Condon v. Canada (Condon), had...more