Since the adoption in September 2021 of the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Law 25), several new concepts and mechanisms have been introduced to the Quebec legislation.
These new concepts include anonymization
In a world where generative AI is driving innovation and technology is outpacing legislation, there’s a lot for companies to consider to maintain operational effectiveness and minimize risk. To help provide some guidance, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada hosted its 2023
With most provisions of the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Act 25) having just come into effect on September 22, public bodies and enterprises (organizations) will now need to conduct privacy impact assessments
Bill 64, which purports to modernise Québec’s privacy legislation, was recently passed. This sweeping reform of the province’s framework for processing personal information hinges on three main axes:
As the line between work and home becomes increasingly blurred, the federal, British Columbia and Alberta privacy commissioners have issued joint guidelines to help organizations reduce the risks of privacy breaches with respect to employers’ data accessed from employee-owned devices (EODs), while also securing employees’ privacy rights regarding any personal information stored on EODs.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued, on March 5, 2015, its first Notice of Violation to Compu-Finder for violating Canada’s anti-spam law. The Notice of Violation included a penalty of $1.1 million in relation to four alleged violations