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Canada's Officer of the Privacy Commissioner Issues Guidance on Biometric Data Processing

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On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada ("OPC") issued two sets of guidance for processing of individual's biometric data: one for federal institutions and one for private businesses. Below we...more

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Nouveau projet de loi fédéral modernisant les exigences de protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé

Le 16 juin 2022, le gouvernement fédéral a déposé le projet de loi C-27, la Loi de 2022 sur la mise en œuvre de la Charte du numérique (le « projet de loi C‑27 » ou « projet de loi »). S’il est adopté, le projet de loi...more

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Privacy Reform Redux: New Federal Bill Set to Reform Canada’s Private-Sector Privacy Law

On June 16, 2022, the federal government introduced Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 (Bill C-27 or Bill). If passed, the Bill would significantly reform federal private-sector privacy law. Bill C-27 is...more

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Projet de loi fédéral sur la réforme de la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé

Le 17 novembre 2020, Navdeep Bains, ministre de l’Innovation, des Sciences et de l’Industrie, a présenté le projet de loi C‑11, la Loi de 2020 sur la mise en œuvre de la Charte du numérique. S’il est adopté, ce projet de loi...more

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New Federal Bill Set to Reform Canada’s Private-Sector Privacy Law

On November 17, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, introduced Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020. If passed, this highly anticipated bill would overhaul the...more

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One Year into Mandatory Reporting, Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Releases Key Data Breach Trends

To mark the one-year anniversary of mandatory breach reporting under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published a blog post...more

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Data Breach Notification Coming to Canada

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The Government of Canada has announced that its proposed data breach notification requirements pursuant to the Digital Privacy Act (the “Act”) will take effect on November 1, 2018. The Act amends Canada’s Personal...more

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Data privacy in the Americas - At a glance

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As multinational employers are aware, data privacy laws can vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Ensuring compliance with the different requirements can be challenging, and the penalties for noncompliance can be...more

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