pRIVACY Publications
Mandatory Breach of Personal Information Regime Comes Into Effect November 1, 2018
Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 429
Woman Filmed Jogging Without Consent Awarded for Breach of Privacy
Nov 2017 Charity & NFP Law Update In the case of Vanderveen v Waterbridge Media Inc., released...
Omnibus Bill Proposes Changes to Ontario Healthcare Law
Bill 160, a healthcare omnibus bill entitled Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients...
Proposed Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations under PIPEDA
Draft Breach of Security Safeguards Regulation (“Draft Regulations”) under PIPEDA were published...
Equifax Breach Demonstrates What Not to Do
A massive data hacking at Equifax Inc., the credit rating and monitoring company, compromised the...
Information and Privacy Commissioner Reports on “Big Data” Raises Privacy Concerns
In May 2017, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (“IPC”) published its Big Data...
CASL Private Right of Action Suspended
On June 2, 2017, the Governor General in Council issued an Order in Council (the “new Order in...
Privacy Implications of Conducting Social Media Background Checks
In May 2017, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia updated...
Settlement Agreement in Wal-Mart Privacy Class Action Approved
On May 30, 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted an order approving a settlement...
July 1st CASL Deadline Looms
On July 1, 2017, an important provision of Canada’s anti-spam legislation, (“CASL”) will end while...
Ontario Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation Receives Royal Assent
On May 10, 2017, Ontario Bill-84, Medical Assistance in Dying Statute Amendment Act, 2017 (the...
OPC Publishes Guidance on the Disclosure of Personal Information by Organizations
On March 17, 2017, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) published a Guidance...