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Solicitor-Client Privilege and FOI – The Saskatchewan Position

Authors: Jason Mohrbutter, Kristél Kriel

Published: May 25, 2017

Categories: Freedom of Information, Privacy

We previously wrote about the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on whether the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner could order disclosure of records to verify a claim of solicitor-client privilege…

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Data Matching Legislation Proposed in Saskatchewan

Author: Kristél Kriel

Published: May 12, 2017

Categories: Privacy

Authors: Erin Wolff, Kristél Kriel The Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (the “OIPC”) has recently recommended the creation of stand-alone legislation that will regulate data matching activities by…

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Does the Media Have a Right to Private Communications?

Author: Breanne Lothian

Published: May 8, 2017

Categories: Privacy

Authors: Breanne Lothian, Erin Wolff On March 22, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its highly anticipated decision in R v Vice Media Canada Inc., 2017 ONCA 231. In this…

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Electronic T4s and Privacy Considerations for Employers

Authors: Meghan McCreary, Kristél Kriel

Published: April 13, 2017

Categories: Labour & Employment, Privacy

Authors: Meghan McCreary, Erin Wolff, Kristél Kriel Employers may soon be able to distribute T4 (Statement of Remuneration Paid) slips electronically to active employees without having obtained advance express consent from…

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Cyber Risk Management: Mandatory Breach Reporting & Record Keeping

Authors: David Wotherspoon, Kristél Kriel, Nathan Schissel

Published: March 21, 2017

Categories: Information Technology (IT), Privacy, Science & Technology

We previously wrote about the Digital Privacy Act and its various changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”). Read about the general changes to PIPEDA and…

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Criminal Record Checks for Pharmacy Employees

Author: Anna Solmundson

Published: March 1, 2017

Categories: Labour & Employment, Owner-Operated Enterprises, Privacy

The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba requires pharmacists to undergo criminal record checks and adult and child abuse checks every five years. But, what about other pharmacy employees? Should pharmacy…

Recent Amendments Make Adoption Records Easier to Access in Saskatchewan

Author: Breanne Lothian

Published: January 30, 2017

Categories: Privacy

Authors: Breanne Lothian, Erin Wolff Recent amendments to the adoption legislation in Saskatchewan have, among other things, made it easier for birth parents and adult adoptees to access birth registration information.…

Supreme Court of Canada Ruling: Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Cannot Order Disclosure to Verify a Claim of Solicitor-Client Privilege

Author: Kristal Allen

Published: December 7, 2016

Categories: Privacy

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP.  Authors: Kristal Allen, Erin Wolff On November 25, 2016, the Supreme Court…

Proposed Updates to Freedom of Information Legislation in Saskatchewan

Author: Kristél Kriel

Published: November 15, 2016

Categories: Freedom of Information, Privacy

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Authors: Erin Wolff, Kristél Kriel Saskatchewan's freedom of information (FOI) legislation came…

Phoenix Rising: De Novo FOI “Appeals” in Saskatchewan

Authors: Jason Mohrbutter, Kristél Kriel

Published: November 3, 2016

Categories: Privacy

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. In Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Limited v The City of Regina and…