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Employee Privacy: Right to Access Personnel Files

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One area of practical importance to employers is an employee’s right to examine material contained in his or her personnel file. Often times an employee will request a copy of his or her employee personnel file. Sometimes the...more

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Transferring Employee Data From Canada to the United States: Key Considerations for Employers

As of September 22, 2024, the final provision of Law 25, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, will take effect, establishing a new right to data portability for...more

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Biometrics in the Workplace: Issues and Legal Framework in Quebec

Employers are increasingly interested in the use of biometrics in the workplace. In fact, Quebec’s privacy regulator, the Commission d’accès à l’information (CAI), indicates in its 2023-2024 Annual Activity and Management...more

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The OPC and other privacy authorities release new resolutions on the privacy of employees and young people

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) published two new resolutions which aim to protect the privacy of employees and young people, on 6 October 2023. The resolutions follow concerns of privacy federal,...more

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Canada’s Office of Privacy Commissioner Revises Privacy Guideline on Employee Personal Information

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Earlier this year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) revised its guideline, Privacy in the Workplace, which addresses employee rights and workplace obligations with respect to employee personal...more

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Québec’s Law 25 and Privacy By Design: 5 Things to Remember When Configuring Information Systems

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The bulk of the “Law 25” amendments to Québec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (“PPIPS”) take effect on September 22, 2023. In a previous post, we discussed the internal policies...more

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Canada’s Federal Government Proposes Changes to Privacy Act

On June 16, 2022, the government of Canada tabled a bill that would make significant changes to privacy laws impacting employers in the federal jurisdiction. The new legislation, the Digital Charter Implementation Act (Bill...more

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