Canada: Trade Secrets

Canada's federal government and common law provinces lack a general 'right of publicity' protecting personality rights as property. This article examines the limited statutory provisions covering personality rights in Canada, with Quebec as a notable exception under civil law jurisdiction.

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Critical Minerals are playing an increasingly important role in the Canadian economy, not only as a significant income generator or, undeniably, from a defence standpoint...

This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI innovation.

As artificial intelligence innovation accelerates, inventors, chief technology officers (CTOs) and in-house teams are increasingly confronted with a fundamental protection...

This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI innovation.

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind. This includes inventions, software, blueprints, books, photographs, music, names and logos used in commerce...

Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law within Canada.

Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada.