On August 27th, 2019 former Ontario school teacher Ryan Jarvis was sentenced to six months in jail and 12 months’ probation after the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) convicted him of voyeurism earlier this year.
Continue Reading Case involving voyeuristic teacher leads to clarification of law relating to private vs. public places and provides valuable lesson for employers
The Privacy Commissioners of Canada, Alberta and British Columbia have jointly issued guidelines aimed at assisting organizations to obtain meaningful consent from individuals for the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information.
The Guidelines
Continue Reading Canadian Privacy Commissioners jointly issue guidelines to organizations for obtaining meaningful consent
If you are an employer in Canada, you need to be aware of the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which will come into force in the spring of 2018.
Organizations with employees in Europe
Continue Reading What will the European General Data Protection Regulation mean for Canadian employers?
The Government of Canada has proposed amendments to the federal Access to Information Act (ATIA) with the stated goal of improving public access to government records. Access to Information advocates have been calling
Continue Reading Federal government proposes reform of public sector Access to Information Act
Our previous alert about important changes to Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) outlined two developments that were to come into force on July 1, 2017:
Continue Reading Federal government delays private right of action under CASL
