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Canada's Broadband Push: What You Need To Know And The Legal Challenges To Address

Canada is investing billions to bring high-speed internet to every corner of the country.

Canada Media & IT

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Procido LLP

Can A Business Use A Competitor's Name In Online Advertising? What Canadian Courts Say

Even though online commerce has been around for decades, Canadian courts have provided little guidance on the permissible use of competitors' trade names in internet advertising.

Canada Media & IT

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Miller Thomson LLP

Bill C-8: What Operators Of Critical Cyber Systems Should Know And Do To Prepare Their Cybersecurity Programs

As cyber threats continue to escalate in frequency, scope, and sophistication, Canada is preparing to respond by implementing a sweeping new regulatory framework.

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Acceptable Use Policy, Personal Use, And Employee Privacy: Ten Questions Answered

User behaviour is central to maintaining strong organizational data security. The "Acceptable Use Policy" (AUP) has long been a key tool for guiding user behaviour...

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

IT Contracts And Confidentiality Agreements: Do We Need An Indemnity Clause?

Canada Media & IT

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MLT Aikins LLP

CIRO Proposes New Conception Of The OEO Dealer Model

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Designing Responsive Dispute Resolution Processes And Remedies: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 5

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Preparing For Smooth Renewal, Expiration And Termination: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 4

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Copyright Notice And Notice: The Voltage Pictures Case

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Identity Verification And Facial Recognition Systems: Key Takeaways From A Recent Decision By The Quebec Privacy Regulator

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McMillan LLP

Establishing Forward-Looking Change Processes: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 3

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Insights Into Canada's Development Of Children's Privacy Framework

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Delivering Successful IT Projects: The Procurement Stage

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Breaking Boundaries: Alberta Court Declares Private Sector Privacy Law Unconstitutional In Clearview AI Web-Scraping Case

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WeirFoulds LLP

Medical Devices Updates: New Health Canada Guidance For Determining Medical Device Application Type And Medical Devices Directorate Performance Reports Released

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

Share Redemption And Share Retraction: Tax Treatment By CRA—plus They Are Useful Tax Planning Tools

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Close Cull: SCC Stays Cull Of Ostrich Farm Exposed To Avian Flu

Canada Healthcare

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Cassels

CRA Overhauls The Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) – Changes Take Effect On Oct. 1, 2025: Correct Your Unintentional Filing Errors, Omissions

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Acceptable Use Policy, Personal Use, And Employee Privacy: Ten Questions Answered

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Rise Of IoT Forensics: Challenges And Opportunities

IoT, or the Internet of Things, has been a fashionable buzzword for the past decade. IoT devices cover a wide gamut of devices and gizmos, ranging from wearables that track our biometrics...

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Structing Effective Governance Processes: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 2

For any IT agreement, whether for software-as-a-service, managed IT services, or a software implementation project, contract signing is just the beginning.

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Software And IT Solutions: Update Regarding The Digital Services Tax

The Government of Canada has announced that it has rescinded the Digital Services Tax (DST) in order to advance broader trade negotiations with the United States. For now, the June 30, 2025, collection of the DST...

Canada International

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Alberta Court Expands Scope Of The "Publicly Available" Exception To Consent Requirement Under Province's PIPA

In Clearview AI Inc v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (Clearview), the Court of King's Bench of Alberta expanded the scope of the "publicly available" exception to the consent requirement...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Technology Law: A Comprehensive Annual Review 2024-2025

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Beyond Borders: Government Grants Itself Powerful Access To Data, Reduced Oversight

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Bill C-2: Expanding The Scope Of Law Enforcement Powers To Obtain Subscriber Information And Other Data

Canada Criminal

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Setting Up Appropriate Contract Management Processes: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 1

Canada Media & IT

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

From Chaos To Clarity: The Many Benefits Of Strategic IT Asset Management

Canada Media & IT

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RSM Canada

The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Software And IT Solutions: What Canadian Companies Need To Know About Tariffs

Canada International

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

IT Contracts And Tariffs: Five Things To Consider

Canada International

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Learning About Consent Challenges Facing The Sexual Education Curriculum

Canada Consumer

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Gluckstein Lawyers

New Requirements And Standards Under The Federal Accessible Canada Act

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Software And IT Solutions: What Canadian Companies Need To Know About Tariffs

The United States recently imposed tariffs on "all articles that are products of Canada" imported into the U.S. In response, Canada published a list of U.S. products that are subject to tariffs when imported into Canada.

Canada International

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

IT Contracts And Tariffs: Five Things To Consider

The trade war between Canada and the United States is creating considerable uncertainty across many sectors of the countries' respective economies, and the information technology ("IT") sector is no exception.

Canada International

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Learning About Consent Challenges Facing The Sexual Education Curriculum

Ten years ago, Ontario modernized its sexual health curriculum to mandate teaching, among other things, the topic of consent beginning in Grade 2.

Canada Consumer

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Gluckstein Lawyers

New Requirements And Standards Under The Federal Accessible Canada Act

In late 2023, Accessibility Standards Canada, the governmental entity created under the federal Accessible Canada Act ("ACA"), published the first edition of a standard on accessible employment...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Federal Government Limits NSF Fees

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Torys LLP

Bill 73: Legislating The Non-Consensual Sharing Of Intimate Images

On December 4th, 2024, Québec's Bill 73 titled "An Act to counter non-consensual sharing of intimate images and to improve protection and support in civil matters for persons who are victims of violence" (the "Act").

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

UPDATE: Walmart's $80 Birkin Bag: Discount Luxury Or Designer Comedy Gold?

In a surprising twist that has left both bargain hunters and fashionistas clutching their pearls (and their knockoff pearls, too), reports suggest that Walmart has quietly ended its now-infamous Birkin bag dupes.

Canada Media & IT

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Nelligan Law

Projet de loi 73 : Légiférer sur le partage sans consentement d'images intimes

Le bulletin suivant décrit la portée du nouveau projet de loi du Québec et aborde les défis auxquels les entreprises pourraient être confrontées...

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

CIRO To Consult On Whether Non-Tailored Advice Can Be Provided In The Order Execution Only Channel

On December 13, 2024, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), published a request for comment (the "Bulletin")...

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Government Actively Consulting On Regulations With Major Ramifications For Businesses That Contract With Consumers

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Use Of Biometric Data: Québec's Privacy Commissioner Keeps The Bar High

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

A Series: Managing Legal Risk Associated With IT Outages Through Contracting Best Practices – Force Majeure

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Une série : Gérer les risques juridiques liés aux pannes informatiques grâce aux meilleures pratiques – force majeure

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken (French)

2025 Begins With Prime Minister Trudeau's Resignation And Prorogation Of Parliament

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Substitute Service By Text Message In Ontario

Canada Media & IT

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

The Landscape For Internet Gaming In Canada Evolves

Canada Media & IT

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legal Considerations In Canada Related To "Voice Cloning"

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McMillan LLP

USDC Is First VRCA (Stablecoin) To Meet New CSA Requirements

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Navigating The Proposed SEDAR+ System Fee Increases Without Falling Apart

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

New Risks For Internet Intermediaries: Québec's Proposed Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 73)

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Gowling WLG

Fasken Communications Law Triannual Update

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Une Série : Gérer Les Risques Juridiques Liés Aux Pannes Informatiques Grâce Aux Meilleures Pratiques – Lignes Directrices Réglementaires Et Normes Internationales

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

A Series: Managing Legal Risk Associated With IT Outages Through Contracting Best Practices

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

CRTC Issues Final Decision: Telcos Must Provide "Fibre-To-The-Premises" Internet Network Access To Competitors

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

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The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Lois canadiennes, américaines, britanniques et européennes entourant l'Internet des objets (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Le CRTC Impose Des Pénalités À Des Intermédiaires Afin De Contrer L'installation De Maliciels (Video)

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Internet Of Things: Guidance, Regulation And The Canadian Approach (Video Content)

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

What You Need To Know About Canada's Breach Reporting Law

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Dentons Canada LLP

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