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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 6 Minutes Read December 1, 2020

Proposed Privacy Changes: Bill C-11

On November 17, 2020, Bill C-11, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts (Bill C-11), received first reading in the House of Commons. Part 1 of Bill C-11 repeals Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and enacts the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) to protect the personal information of individuals while recognizing the need of organizations to collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / Bill C-11, Canada, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, Digital Charter, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, privacy Leave a Comment

By Spring Law | 2 Minutes Read February 12, 2020

Are changes to Canada’s Privacy Law landscape on the horizon?

eyeIt looks like 2020 might be the year where Canada catches up in the realm of privacy and data protection laws. These will likely have a ripple effect throughout the workplace.

Article by Spring Law / Employee Relations, Privacy / control and consent, data privacy, data protection, Digital Charter, employment law, privacy, security, transparency Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 7 Minutes Read February 7, 2020

Privacy Commissioner of Canada argues for rights-based privacy laws in annual report

In this note, we focus on one aspect of the Report: the Commissioner’s argument that federal privacy laws should explicitly recognize privacy as a human right and give greater priority to individual privacy rights.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Privacy / data protection laws, Digital Charter, General Data Protection Regulation, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Privacy Act, privacy enforcement, privacy laws, privacy rights, right to be forgotten, right to privacy Leave a Comment

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