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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Federal Privacy Commissioner Guidance on Processing Biometric Data in the Private Sector

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On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published guidance (Guidance) for private-sector organizations on their privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

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

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Giving Meaning to Meaningful Consent: The Federal Court of Appeal’s Landmark Decision on Data Privacy

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In a recent ruling, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal held that Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms Inc.) breached its obligations under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by sharing...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Canada

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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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Quebec Adopts New Law to Modernize Personal Information Protection

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Bill 64 largely tracks with already existing privacy regulations in other jurisdictions and will take effect over the course of the next three years, with some provisions taking effect in September 2022. On September 21...more

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Implied Consent under Privacy Law Reconsidered

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The federal private sector privacy regime operates on a consent basis. Unless an exception is applicable consent is needed to collect, use or disclose personal information of another. That consent can be express or implied....more

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