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Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector

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The Québec Private Sector Privacy Act: When does it apply to organizations outside of Québec?

While Québec Courts have delineated the scope of province’s Private Sector Privacy Act through the notion of “enterprise,” they have yet to delineate the scope of the Act’s territorial application. Determining the territorial application of Québec privacy legislation thus remains unsettled and unclear.

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The global reach of Canadian privacy law: Federal court issues landmark ruling in Globe24h

With the global reach of the internet and ease with which information may now be disseminated, this decision therefore may provide corporations and individuals with an effective avenue to pursue foreign-based entities and enforce their rights with respect to disputes involving illegal, defamatory or malicious online activity originating abroad.

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The right to be forgotten has a three-piece suit tailor-made in Canada? From Quebec to British Columbia

This article aims to situate the debate on the right to be forgotten in light of three major precedents, which apparently evolved in isolation (in different provinces, distinct jurisdictions) and yet have everything in common. Indeed, the right to be forgotten is perhaps not as bare as we have been told; we might even go so far as to say that, for the moment, it has a three-piece suit tailor-made in Canada.

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