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Canadian federal government bill C-12 to add "business transaction" exception to privacy legislation

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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May 31 2012

The Canadian federal government is currently considering a series of amendments to Canada's federal privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA

Ontario Court of Appeal finds a new tort for the invasion of privacy

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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March 23 2012

On 18 January 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of Jones v. Tsige, recognizing a common law tort for the invasion of privacy in rare circumstances

Foreign companies doing business in Canada are subject to Canadian privacy legislation

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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November 30 2011

In a recent decision, the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) reaffirmed the extraterritorial reach of Canada's federal privacy legislation by finding a European airline company (Airline Company) in breach of the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA

Several proposed IT-related laws "die on the order paper" due to Canadian election

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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June 6 2011

The dissolution of Parliament that preceded the Canadian federal election scheduled for 2 May has derailed several proposed technology-related bills that were in various stages of consideration but did not receive Royal Assent, and therefore "died on the order paper"

Lawful access legislation reintroduced

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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February 3 2011

The Canadian Government re-introduced the so-called "lawful access" legislation through three separate proposed bills which collectively focus on: (i) personal information disclosure; (ii) mandated surveillance technologies; and (iii) increased police powers

New anti-spam and personal information protection bills proposed

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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July 16 2010

The Government of Canada introduced two bills to protect internet users from spam and theft of personal information

New consultation on technology strategy

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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July 5 2010

On 7 May 2010, in a speech before the Canada 3.0 Technology Summit, the Canadian Federal Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, announced plans for a nationwide consultative process as part of an effort to improve the country's position on adopting and investing in new technologies

Canadian Privacy Commissioner to host public consultations on cloud computing technologies

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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April 26 2010

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has announced that it will hold a wide-ranging consultation on privacy issues with respect to the use of cloud computing technologies

Prorogation of Canadian Parliament halts several important technology bills

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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February 22 2010

On 30 December 2009, the Parliament of Canada was prorogued on the advice of the Prime Minister, thus terminating legislative consideration of numerous government bills that did not receive Royal Assent prior to prorogation

Bill to impose child pornography reporting obligations on a wide range of internet services

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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January 25 2010

The Federal Government has introduced Bill C-58 to further combat the online dissemination of child pornography in Canada

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