Canada
Privacy issues in smart cities – Lessons learned from the Waterfront Toronto – Sidewalks project
PIPEDA, disclosure without consent and COVID-19 in Canada
Privacy law in the context of pandemics
Enforcement Notice: First text message case under CASL
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced the first undertaking and fine involving text message violations under Canada’s […]
Mark your calendars: Mandatory data-breach notification rules come into force November 1
The federal government released an Order in Council, dated March 26, 2018, announcing that the mandatory data-breach notification rules will […]
PIPEDA: Substantial Amendments Proposed by Parliamentary Committee
Since February 2017, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has been reviewing Canada’s […]
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Pursues a Stronger Consent Framework and More Proactive Enforcement
On September 21st, 2017, Daniel Therrien, Canada’s Federal Privacy Commissioner, tabled his annual report to Canada’s Parliament today. The report […]
Private Right of Action under CASL coming July 2017
Canada’s Anti-Spam Law came into force on July 1, 2014. Since then, all eyes have been on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission […]
Lessons Learned: E-Learning Company Faces $50,000 Spam Fine
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued its first Compliance and Enforcement Decision* under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL). The Commission […]
CASL compliance undertakings continue to mount
Another company that is well-known to consumers has agreed to enter into a compliance undertaking with the CRTC for alleged […]
The Ashley Madison Breach: Canada-Australia Report of Investigation and Takeaways for all Organizations
On August 23, 2016, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released its joint report with the Office […]