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By Occasional Contributors | 9 Minutes Read February 28, 2023

ChatGPT and charity law in Canada

chatgptI recently took a look at ChatGPT and how it deals with charity law questions. The results were interesting. Sometimes it did a good job, and other times, it failed miserably.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Not for Profit / AI, artificial intelligence, Business, Canadian charity, charity law, ChatGPT, information technology, internal control Leave a Comment

By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 4 Minutes Read February 16, 2022

How can you explain cyber risk to the board?

risk managementTwo recent articles, discussed in this post, attempt to describe how to explain cyber risk to the board.

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Information Technology / corporate governance, cyber risk, information technology, IT governance, malware, risk, risk management

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read January 5, 2022

The right to disconnect and IT departments

right to disconnect

The right to disconnect refers to an employee’s right to disengage from work-related communications and other work outside of their normal working hours. Ontario enacted changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to enforce this right in organizations with 25 or more employees. The changes received royal assent on December 2, 2021, and require compliance by June 2, 2022.

At first blush, the right to disconnect may appear to be a labour and employment issue. However, IT departments will have significant roles to play in enabling compliance with the letter and spirit of the new requirements.

Organizations will be looking to their IT departments to implement technological or automated solutions. Employers around the globe have implemented solutions including the following, to comply with legislated or voluntary right to disconnect policies:

  1. Taking mail servers offline after business hours. Anyone emailing the organization receives an automated message that the server is
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Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Employment Standards, Information Technology / Duty of care, email, employment law, Human Resources, information technology, IT department, policies, right to disconnect

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