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Q&A on Cybersecurity and Family Enterprises: How to Navigate the Digital Frontier

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In an era where digital threats are more sophisticated than ever, cybersecurity has become a pressing concern for family enterprises. These businesses are attractive targets for cyberattacks and need to balance the critical...more

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Nouveau cadre relatif aux incidents de sécurité de l’information à l’intention des institutions financières québécoises

Le 23 avril 2025, le Règlement sur la gestion et le signalement des incidents de sécurité de l’information de certaines institutions financières et des agents d’évaluation du crédit (le « Règlement ») est entré en vigueur au...more

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New Information Security Incident Framework for Quebec Financial Institutions

On April 23, 2025, Quebec’s Regulation respecting the management and reporting of information security incidents by certain financial institutions and by credit assessment agents (Regulation) will come into force. Issued by...more

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10 Key Questions to Guide Cyber Risk Management

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Asking the right questions within your organization is key to effectively managing cyber risk. Here are 10 questions that you should ask your team...more

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Canada Revises its National Security Review Guidelines for Investments

Amidst unprecedented trade tensions with the United States, on March 5, 2025, the Government of Canada (Government) released updated Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments (Guidelines) under the Investment...more

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New Information Technology Security Requirements for Critical Infrastructure Facilities in Alberta

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On May 31, 2025, the Alberta Security Management for Critical Infrastructure Regulation (the Regulation) will come into force and is expected to alter existing security requirements for critical resource infrastructure in...more

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Demysitifying the Canadian Business Transaction Exemption

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The tightening of privacy and data protection compliance obligations in Canada and the United States, has led to increasingly comprehensive “data security and privacy” representations and warranties in purchase agreements, as...more

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Décodage des défis de cybersécurité : Perspectives et pratiques exemplaires

Les cybermenaces se multiplient et évoluent sans cesse, ce qui oblige les organisations à maintenir leur résilience opérationnelle et à protéger leurs actifs clés, comme leurs infrastructures critiques et leurs données...more

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Alberta’s New Public Sector Privacy and Access to Information Legislation: What Businesses Need to Know

On December 4, 2024, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed two bills that will repeal and replace the province’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act). The new legislation separates the...more

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Cybersecurity Challenges Decoded: Insights and Best Practices

Cybersecurity threats continue to grow and evolve, increasing pressure on organizations to maintain operational resilience and protect their key assets, such as critical infrastructure and sensitive data. As cyberattacks...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World

From a rise in attacks on smaller businesses to new regulations and the growing role of AI, cybersecurity continues to evolve. In this episode, Blakes lawyers Sunny Handa, Liliane Langevin, Christopher DiMatteo and Cathy...more

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Un nouveau droit à la portabilité des données est en vigueur au Québec

Le 22 septembre 2024, un nouveau droit individuel à la portabilité des données est entré en vigueur en vertu de la législation québécoise sur la protection de la vie privée applicable dans le secteur privé, soit la Loi sur la...more

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New Data Portability Right in Force in Quebec

On September 22, 2024, a new individual right to data portability came into force under Quebec’s privacy legislation applicable in the private sector (the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private...more

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Heightened Privacy Obligations for Organizations in Alberta: Changes May Be on the Horizon

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The review of Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) currently underway by the Alberta Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (the Committee) continues, with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently...more

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Five Things to Know About Québec’s New Data Mobility Right

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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

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Fuite de données : La CACB clarifie la portée potentielle des recours à l’encontre des consignataires de données en matière de...

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

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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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Canada's Privacy Regulator Lauches New Tools for Data Breach Reporting

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

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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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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

International Lawyers Network

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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