The federal government recently announced the introduction of new legislation known as Bill C-72 aimed at improving patients’ safety and access to their health information. It is also referred to … Read More
After slumping last year due largely to rising interest rates, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the technology sector are expected to recover in 2024.
Interest rates are anticipated to decline this … Read More
This article originally appeared in AI, Cybersecurity, IP and the Law: What You Need to Know.
In many companies, IT projects are the driving force behind innovation, productivity and growth.
These projects … Read More
To ensure customers and vendors are clear on what is required to protect a customer’s data, customers can rely on information security standards as contractual safeguards.
Still, there are several different … Read More
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) recently published a notice in response to an increasing number of ransomware attacks against organizations in the first few months of 2021.
This … Read More
We previously wrote about the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) upholding the constitutionality of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) in two 2017 judgments, A-382-17 and A-383-17, 2020 FCA 103. Now, as … Read More
Setoguchi v Uber and Simpson v Facebook
When widespread data privacy breaches occur, compromised organizations have genuine concern that class action certification is likely to follow. However, two recent decisions illustrate … Read More
Over the past year, organizations and individuals across Canada pivoted and adapted to the impacts of COVID-19, moving into the online world to better serve their clients and customers.
Moving operations … Read More
In 2020 professionals experienced numerous disruptions as they responded to COVID-19 and swiftly transitioned technology, processes and people to continue to provide their essential services.
As if that was not enough, … Read More
Employers should have strong privacy management programs in place and should consider potential privacy issues when making disciplinary decisions.
Generally, employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy on workplace computers and … Read More