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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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Data Portability Right Takes Effect in Quebec: What Service Providers Need to Know

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Effective September 22, 2024, Quebec's data portability right will come into force, marking the final phase of the implementation of the amendments to the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private...more

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Data Privacy Guide - Canada

Introduction - As a federal state with law-making powers shared between federal and provincial/territorial governments, Canada has both federal and provincial/territorial privacy laws that govern the private and public...more

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Canada: Privacy Law Overview

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General - Privacy and data protection requirements in Canada may originate from a number of different sources, depending on factors such as the industrial sector in which an organization operates, the jurisdiction in...more

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Survey of International Privacy Laws

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Introduction - Recent years have brought a dramatic increase in the number of countries that have comprehensive privacy and data security laws. As the world has become increasingly digital, privacy and data protection have...more

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British Columbia Employer Found Vicariously Liable for Data Breach

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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a trilogy of decisions (Winder v. Marriott International, Inc., 2022 ONCA 815; Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2022 ONCA 814; Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2022 ONCA 813)...more

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Heightened Privacy Obligations for Public Bodies in British Columbia

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Amendments to British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) taking effect on February 1, 2023, will impose more stringent privacy requirements on provincial public bodies, such as hospitals,...more

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Regulatory Obligations Concerning the Disposal of Outdated Hard Drives and Servers

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The disposal of hardware in the wrong manner can leave an organization offside its regulatory obligations under privacy legislation. Depending on the residence of the individuals or entities whose personal data is stored by...more

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Transferring Data from the EU: What to Take Away from the Recent Google Analytics GDPR Rulings

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Companies using Google Analytics (“Analytics”) or similar platforms may be interested in recent rulings of several European data protection authorities that found Analytics data transfers to the U.S. to be non-compliant with...more

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Personal Information Protection by Companies Conducting Business in Quebec: Adoption of Bill 64

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How will the Reform affect companies' privacy practices? What are the main differences between the Act and PIPEDA? - On September 21, 2021, the National Assembly adopted Bill 64, an Act to modernize legislative provisions...more

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The Tort of "Public Disclosure of Private Facts" Now Recognized in Alberta

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In ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739 [Shillington], the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recognized the tort of public disclosure of private facts for the first time in Alberta. This decision expands remedies available to...more

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A Key Step Towards the Right to Be Forgotten? Federal Privacy Laws and Internet Search Engines

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In Reference re Subsection 18.3(1) of the Federal Courts Act (the Reference), the Federal Court of Canada held that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000, c 5 (PIPEDA) applies to internet...more

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Ontario Government Seeks Input for Private Sector Privacy Legislation

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Ontario's Ministry of Government and Consumer Services recently announced that it is contemplating new private sector privacy legislation (PSPL) to govern how businesses collect, use and disclose customers' data. The Ministry...more

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Canada: Consent Not Needed To Transfer Personal Data To Other Countries

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Consent is not needed for the transfer of personal data from Canada to other countries, says the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Following a consultation on transfers of personal information for processing,...more

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Breach Notification Rules Under GDPR, PIPEDA and PIPA

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The breach notification obligations for Canadian organizations will change significantly in 2018: (i) the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018; while (ii) new reporting...more

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Understanding the GDPR—Comparing Consent Provisions to PIPEDA, PIPA and CASL

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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018. To assist Canadian organizations with their potential compliance efforts with respect to this legislation, the following is...more

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Understanding the GDPR: A Comparison Between the GDPR, PIPEDA and PIPA

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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on May 25, 2018. To assist Canadian organizations with their potential compliance efforts with respect to same, the following is intended to...more

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Cybersecurity Q&A: What Canadian Companies Need to Know about the EU’s New Data Protection Law

It is trite to point out that information crosses national borders today at an unprecedented rate and with very few barriers. A consequence of this unconstrained international flow of information is that domestic data...more

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A Primer on Russia’s New Data Localization Law

Privacy and data security professionals worldwide should circle September 1 on their calendars, as it’s the day Russia’s new data localization law goes into effect – and possibly generates major waves far beyond Russian...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: International Edition July 2015

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Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies - There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more

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