On November 1, 2018, the mandatory breach reporting requirements under PIPEDA officially came into force.
Earlier this week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) also confirmed its guidance… Read More
On September 17, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released draft guidance regarding PIPEDA’s new mandatory security and privacy breach notification requirements, which come into force… Read More
Why does my organization need to get ready?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new data protection law that will apply across the European Union (EU) and impact organizations… Read More
When the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was amended by the Digital Privacy Act in 2015 to bring the legislation into the digital age, the amendments included… Read More
We previously wrote about the proposed amendments to Saskatchewan’s freedom of information (FOI) legislation including The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FOIP”) and The Local Authority Freedom… Read More
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released two decisions that develop the law on when individuals have a “reasonable expectation of privacy” in electronic devices and the communications on those… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
