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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 5 Minutes Read November 2, 2020

Commissioners’ joint investigation on use of facial recognition technology

On October 29, 2020, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced the findings of a joint investigation by Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia that examined whether the Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited was collecting and using personal information of visitors to its Canadian malls without valid consent using Anonymous Video Analytics technology installed in wayfinding directories and mobile device geolocation tracking technologies.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Information Technology, Privacy / AB PIPA, BC PIPA, consent, employment law, facial recognition software, facial recognition technology, investigation, opt-in, Personal Information Protection Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy policy Leave a Comment

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 8 Minutes Read January 7, 2019

Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s consent guidelines are in effect as of January 1, 2019

Last spring, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released an important guidance document concerning meaningful consent. It now applies as of January 1, 2019.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Employee Relations / consent, consent process, data protection, employment law, meaningful consent, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minute Read August 30, 2018

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that clarified the limitation period for a wrongful dismissal claim starts as soon as working notice is provided, the Morneau Shepell survey which shows employers in Canada are expecting salaries to increase by an average of 2.6 percent in 2019, and guidelines on obtaining meaningful consent.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Privacy / Alberta Personal Information Protection Act, British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act, collecting personal information, collection, compensation, consent, employment law, employment standards act, ESA, Jones v Freidman, limitation period for wrongful dismissal, meaningful consent, obtaining consent, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy policies, Quebec Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, salary increases, Severance pay, use and disclosure of personal information, wages, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal claim

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