In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations across Canada are beginning to implement work-from-home or remote access arrangements for their employees.
For a work-from-home arrangement to be successful, it is crucial… Read More
In light of the far-reaching actions to restrict the spread of COVID-19 (a.k.a. Coronavirus), many organizations are implementing new processes and procedures to accommodate rapidly changing restrictions to their operations.… Read More
COVID-19, colloquially referred to as “the coronavirus”, made its entrance onto the world stage in early January, when several cases were confirmed in China. Canada confirmed its first case of… Read More
A recent decision out of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in R v Bykovets, 2020 ABQB 70 (“Bykovets”) raises questions regarding the privacy attributed to an Internet protocol address… Read More
In May of 2019, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice issued his decision in Kaplan v Casino Rama, 2019 ONSC 2025 (“Kaplan”), concerning an application to certify… Read More
As mandatory breach reporting celebrates its one year anniversary, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has advised that 680 security and privacy breaches have been reported, 58% of… Read More
In a previous MLT Aikins Insight, we discussed the new Transport Canada rules, regulations, and fines surrounding recreational drone use in Canada. While these rules introduced new “basic” and “advanced”… Read More
In April of this year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced that it would be revisiting its 2009 guidelines for processing personal data across borders (the… Read More
Technology is rapidly advancing and more and more people rely on it for daily activities – this has led to an exponential increase in the collection, use and disclosure of… Read More
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of commercial activity by private sector organizations operating in… Read More
