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Canada in Focus
What will the European General Data Protection Regulation mean for Canadian employers?
If you are an employer in Canada, you need to be aware of the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which will come into force in the spring of 2018.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Canada’s amendments to PIPEDA now largely in force
Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has been amended by The Digital Privacy Act (the DPA). DPA updates PIPEDA and modernizes Canadian data privacy and security law.…
Of Digital Interest
Canadian Government Amends and Strengthens PIPEDA, Adding Breach Notification Requirement and Filling Other Gaps
By David B. Elder, Counsel, Stikeman Elliot
Just prior to recessing for the summer, the Canadian government enacted the Digital Privacy Act. It includes a number of targeted amendments to strengthen existing provisions of the Personal Information…
Data Protection Report
Canada amends federal data protection law, PIPEDA
On June 18, 2015, Canada's Senate and House of Commons passed the Digital Privacy Act to amend the country’s federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Many of…
Inside Privacy
Highlights of the Canada Digital Privacy Act 2015
By Dan Cooper
On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Parliament passed the Digital Privacy Act (DPA), Senate Bill S-4, into law. The DPA amends Canada’s federal data protection statute, the Personal Information Protection…
Data Counsel
Canada Moves Forward with Mandatory Federal Security Breach Notification Law
On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Minister of Industry announced that the Digital Privacy Act, which amends Canada’s foundational Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), has received royal…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 8 –12, 2014)
Happy Friday! Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal). This week’s topics include, a municipality’s statutory duty of care; procedural fairness and the complaint…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Recommends Updates to PIPEDA
On May 23, 2013, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issued a position paper proposing revisions to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to better align…
Inside Privacy
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Issues Guidance under PIPEDA
By Mike Nonaka
Last week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in Canada (OPC) issued important guidance under Canada’s national privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The guidance…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Privacy in the Workplace 101
By Lisa Stam
Privacy in the workplace is an area that invites a broad range of views and perspectives. Whether the information relates to data on an electronic device such as an employer-provided computer or blackberry, or personal employee…