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About McCarthy Tétrault LLP

McCarthy Tétrault is a Canadian law firm that offers a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. They deliver integrated business, litigation, tax, real property, and labour and employment solutions through offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, New York and London, UK.

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 8 Minutes Read May 31, 2023

One step closer to AI regulations in Canada: The AIDA companion document

chatgptAlongside a flurry of important artificial intelligence news in recent weeks (OpenAI’s GPT 4…, Midjourney V5…, and back-to-back announcements by Google and Microsoft that generative AI soon be integrated into their productivity tools…), the Federal Government released preliminary guidance on the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Information Technology, Privacy / AI, AI regulations, artificial intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, transparency Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read May 23, 2023

The unexpected effect of the introduction of mandatory breach notification requirements in Québec

Since September 22, 2022, organizations doing business in Québec have to report any confidentiality incidents (i.e., privacy breaches) that cause a risk of serious injury, due to the partial entry into force of An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (formerly known as “Bill 64”).

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / breach reporting, confidentiality, cyber attack, mandatory breach notification requirements, privacy breach, privacy law, protection of personal information, Public relations, Quebec Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read April 26, 2023

An arbitrator rules on the legality of administrative suspensions without pay for investigations in collective labour relations contexts and zero-tolerance alcohol policies for employees in high-risk positions

The decision of arbitrator Pierre Laplante in the case of Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, section locale 4333 et Services de quai Fagen inc contains several passages of interest to employers with unionized workplaces, including on the right to proceed with an administrative suspension without pay for the purpose of an investigation, the starting point for the imposition of a disciplinary measure, and the binding nature for the arbitration tribunal of a zero tolerance policy with respect to alcohol and drug use for employees in high-risk positions.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Union Relations / administrative suspensions, alcohol policy, collective agreement, Collective Bargaining, duty to accommodate, employment law, grievance, Labour Law, labour relations, termination, workplace investigation, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

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