Ann Henderson (CA)

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Data Privacy Day 2020 – Canadian Privacy Law Developments on the Horizon

Happy Data Privacy Day! Data Privacy Day represents a timely opportunity to highlight anticipated significant developments in Canadian privacy law in 2020 that we are monitoring following two major developments from the Government of Canada.… Continue reading

Office of Privacy Commissioner Says It’s Status Quo on Consent Requirements for Data Processing Transfers

By Ann Henderson (CA), Julie Himo (CA), John Cassell (CA) and Alexis Kerr (CA) on October 1, 2019 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Data breach, General

On September 23, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced, following consultation with stakeholders, that it will maintain the position set out in its 2009 guidelines that an organization’s transfer of personal information to a third party for processing, including a transfer across the Canadian border, is a “use” of that personal … Continue reading