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CRA to Update Business Numbers to Provide e-Services Starting in November 2018 On September 22, 2017, following an e-mail sent---
Read MoreProposed Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations under PIPEDA
Draft Breach of Security Safeguards Regulation (“Draft Regulations”) under PIPEDA were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on September---
Read MoreEquifax Breach Demonstrates What Not to Do
A massive data hacking at Equifax Inc., the credit rating and monitoring company, compromised the personal information of about 143---
Read MoreInformation 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 Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines---
Read MorePrivacy Implications of Conducting Social Media Background Checks
In May 2017, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia updated its guidance document on Conducting---
Read MoreSettlement Agreement in Wal-Mart Privacy Class Action Approved
On May 30, 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted an order approving a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”)---
Read MoreOntario Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation Receives Royal Assent
On May 10, 2017, Ontario Bill-84, Medical Assistance in Dying Statute Amendment Act, 2017 (the “MAID Act”) received royal assent---
Read MoreSocial Worker Pleads Guilty to Personal Health Information Violation
On February 21, 2017, an Ontario Justice of the Peace heard R v Barnim, an unreported privacy case dealing with---
Read MorePatients First Act Becomes Law In Ontario
On December 7, 2016, the Ontario government passed the Patients First Act (“Patients First”), intended to support patient-centred care, promote---
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