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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 5 Minutes Read October 6, 2015

Digital Privacy Act is now law

The Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4) passed into law, introducing (among other things) significant fines and mandatory breach notification (not yet in force) into the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / commercial activities, confidentiality, Digital Privacy Act, mandatory breach notification, personal information, personal information online, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy breach, privacy policies, security safeguards.

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read August 19, 2015

Ontario Ministry’s expert report recommends big changes to province’s corporate laws

Coporate-lawOn July 9, 2015, an expert panel convened by the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) released their final report (the Expert Report) containing many broad recommendations on how to modernize Ontario’s increasingly outdated business legislation. The Expert Report dealt with laws relating to corporations, partnerships, secured lending and other commercial activities. Taken together, these recommendations will bring Ontario into line with the leading corporate law jurisdictions in Canada (and beyond) and likely make the province a much more attractive business destination.
The release of the Expert Report is the first big step in the overhaul of Ontario’s business laws, which was first announced in the 2015-2016 Ontario Budget. This bulletin considers some of the more significant recommendations from the Expert Report and what their adoption could mean for businesses already operating in Ontario or those considering how (and where) to enter into the Canadian market.

1. Eliminating

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Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / Business law, Canada Business Corporations Act, Commerce, commercial activities, corporate and commercial law, corporate law, director liability, foreign companies looking to incorporate a subsidiary in Canada, incorporations, Limited Liability Partnerships, Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, resident Canadian directors, the Canadian market, Unlimited Liability Corporations

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read December 23, 2014

CASL “take 2”: New provisions coming for January 2015

Author: Xavier Beauchamp-Tremblay, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
The entry into force of the first group of provisions of Canada’s anti-spam act [1] (CASL) on July 1, 2014, (the Spam Provisions) generated considerable attention. Now that businesses have (hopefully) determined and deployed their compliance strategy for the Spam Provisions, another set of articles from CASL is about to come into force on January 15, 2015. These provisions will prohibit the installation of computer programs on another person’s computer absent express consent.
The government’s communications regarding the new set of provisions rightly focus on the fact that its immediate objective is to fight malware and viruses and, as such, most businesses would not feel immediately preoccupied (or at least concerned) by the new provisions. However, the drafting of the provisions is very broad and could apply to numerous “legitimate” businesses. This is not unlike the Spam Provisions, which had a much … Continue reading “CASL “take 2”: New provisions coming for January 2015”

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / Apps, B2C businesses, Canada’s anti-spam act, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, CASL, collects personal information, commercial activities, commercial electronic messages, Competition Act, computer software, cookies, criminal code, exception to consent requirement, express consent, html, Java Scripts, JavaScript, legitimate” businesses, licence agreement, malware, mobile device, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Request consent, software, Spam Provisions, Telecommunications Act, update or upgrade, viruses

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