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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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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 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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