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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read April 1, 2020

Privacy Commissioner of Canada releases guidance on privacy and the COVID-19 outbreak

On March 20, 2020, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issued guidance to help organizations subject to federal privacy laws understand their privacy-related obligations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The assistance comes as the outbreak raises questions about privacy issues during a pandemic.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Health and Safety, Privacy / COVID-19, employment law, pandemic, personal information, privacy laws, public health

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

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read January 17, 2020

Mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting for IIROC investment firms

In November 2019, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada released new mandatory reporting requirements for cybersecurity incidents, per IIROC Notice 19-0194. What are the new requirements?

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / cybersecurity, IIROC, privacy laws, reporting cyber incidents, reporting requirements, risk assessment, risk of harm

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