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Navigating AI In Recruitment: Legal Considerations And Best Practices For Employers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into recruiting and hiring processes in Canada and globally, as it is in all business sectors

Canada Employment

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Boughton Law Corporation

Biometric Data In Canada: Navigating New Federal Privacy Commissioner Guidance For Businesses In The Private Sector

Biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial scans or voiceprints are a common reality in retail, banking, travel, workplace security and online authentication.

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Miller Thomson LLP

Privacy And Cybersecurity Are No Longer IT Issues, They Are Board Issues

The series provides a roadmap for Canadian organizations to build stronger governance frameworks and lead with confidence.

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Your Tech Stack Is Only As Strong As Your Contracts

The series offers practical guidance for Canadian boards and executive teams to strengthen oversight and protect enterprise value in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Responsible AI Is Not Just A Tech Issue, It Is A Leadership Imperative

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Fasken's Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity In Canada, The US And The EU (August 2025)

Worldwide Privacy

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Fasken

Les actualités à noter selon Fasken : Protection des renseignements personnels et cybersécurité au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans l'Union européenne (août 2025)

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Fasken (French)

New Federal Privacy Commissioner Guidance On Processing Biometric Data In The Private Sector

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

5 Common Bottlenecks That Drain Billable Hours In Law Firms (And How To Overcome Them) + Free Checklist

Canada Law Performance

Alexa Translations

Health Canada Releases Its Statistical Report 2024/2025 For PMNOC Regulations, Data Protection And CSPs

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Smart & Biggar

Legal Considerations For Influencers In Canada: What You Need To Know

Canada Media & IT

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Edwards Creative Law

Quelle Incidence Le Règlement Sur La Résilience Opérationnelle Numérique (DORA) Aura-t-il Sur Les Sociétés Canadiennes?

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Fasken (French)

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) – How Will It Impact Canadian Businesses?

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Fasken

Privacy Policy For Businesses In Ontario: Template, Laws & Best Practices

Pacific Legal PC

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 – August 29)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Investment Opportunities In Canada: The Best Businesses To Start And Invest In.

Canada Immigration

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Sobirovs Law Firm

No Salary, No Problem – The Use Of Dividends In Small Businesses To Reduce Tax Liability

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

AI And Copyright - Training AI With Copyrighted Material (Podcast)

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Bill C-2 "Strong Borders Act" Part 14: "Lawful Access" Is Back

On June 3, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-2 in Parliament, called "An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures" but with a short title of "Strong Borders Act".

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McInnes Cooper

Les actualités à noter selon Fasken : Protection des renseignements personnels et cybersécurité au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans l'Union européenne (juillet 2025)

Protection des renseignements personnels et cybersécurité au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans l'Union européenne

Worldwide Technology

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Fasken (French)

Aperçu du rapport statistique 2024-2025 de Santé Canada sur le régime canadien des brevets pharmaceutiques

Le 25 juillet 2025, Santé Canada a publié son rapport statistique annuel 2024-2025 sur le Règlement sur les médicaments brevetés (avis de conformité), la protection des données et les certificats de protection supplémentaire.

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta's New Public Sector Privacy Laws: Key Changes, Big Impacts

June 2025 marked a major turning point for public sector privacy laws in Alberta. The province's long-standing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ("FOIP Act") has officially been repealed...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Insights From Health Canada's 2024–2025 Statistical Report On Canadian Pharmaceutical Patent Regime

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Voluntary Standards For Responsible AI Governance

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

Data Liability In Technology Contracts: Insights From Recent Trends

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

An Overview Of The Digital Markets Act And Digital Services Act

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Fasken

Survol de la Loi sur les marchés numériques et de la Loi sur les services numériques

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Fasken (French)

An Overview Of Key EU Cybersecurity And Data Protection Regulations And Their Potential Impacts On Canadian Businesses

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Blockchain Meets Privacy Law: Navigating The Compliance Path In Canada

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Gowling WLG

Aperçu des principaux règlements de l'UE en matière de cybersécurité et de protection des données et de leur incidence potentielle sur les entreprises canadiennes

European Union Technology

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Fasken (French)

Tendances actuelles de juillet : levée de capitaux d'investissement privé, perspectives sur les incidents de confidentialité, et plus encore

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

An Overview Of Key EU Cybersecurity And Data Protection Regulations And Their Potential Impacts On Canadian Businesses

As the digital landscape in the European Union evolves, so does the complexity of its regulatory framework. With all sector-specific regulations having been introduced in the past few years...

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Blockchain Meets Privacy Law: Navigating The Compliance Path In Canada

Blockchain technology—a decentralized digital ledger system that records transactions across multiple nodes—has the potential to transform industries such as finance...

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Gowling WLG

Aperçu des principaux règlements de l'UE en matière de cybersécurité et de protection des données et de leur incidence potentielle sur les entreprises canadiennes

À mesure que le paysage numérique de l'Union européenne (« UE ») évolue, la complexité de son cadre réglementaire suit la même trajectoire.

European Union Technology

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Fasken (French)

Tendances actuelles de juillet : levée de capitaux d'investissement privé, perspectives sur les incidents de confidentialité, et plus encore

Le bulletin Tendances actuelles de McCarthy Tétrault présente chaque mois les dernières tendances du marché pour vous tenir informé(e) des développements pouvant avoir une incidence sur vos activités.

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Back From The Grave: Bill C-8 Revives Comprehensive Cybersecurity Law

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

What Alberta's Privacy Legislative Changes Mean For Municipalities

On June 11, 2025, Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) was repealed and replaced with two new pieces of legislation: the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA).

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MLT Aikins LLP

Video Surveillance At Work: Key Takeaways From Québec's Latest Privacy Decision

On May 20, 2025, the Québec privacy regulator, the Commission d'accès à l'information (the CAI), issued a decision examining the legality of a wholesale pipe and valve distributor's...

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Blakes Data Governor: Summer 2025

Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Blakes Data Governor, published by the Blakes Privacy & Data Protection group. Blakes Data Governor provides actionable insights...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Put Your House In Order: Preparing Public Bodies For A New Privacy Regime Under POPA And ATIA

On June 11, 2025, the Protection of Privacy Act ("POPA") and Access to Information Act ("ATIA" ) came into force. Together, the Acts assume the personal...

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McLennan Ross LLP

FOIP – No More! Alberta's New Public Sector Access To Information And Privacy Legislation Is Now In Force

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Osler Privacy Jurisprudence Review – Fourth Edition – Summer 2025

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Alberta Judgment Opens The Door To The Legitimization Of Data Scraping And AI Model Training

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Recent Decision Marks A New Era For Alberta's Privacy Laws — What Businesses Must Know

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Miller Thomson LLP

Les actualités à noter selon Fasken : Protection des renseignements personnels et cybersécurité au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans l'Union européenne (mai 2025)

Worldwide Privacy

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Fasken (French)

Fasken's Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity In Canada, The US And The EU (May 2025)

Worldwide Privacy

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Fasken

Alberta Overhauls Public-sector Privacy And Access To Information Law

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Gowling WLG

Québec Access To Information Commission To Stop Publishing List Of Privacy Incident Reports

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Gowling WLG

Federal Court Of Appeal Finds Facebook (Meta) In Breach Of PIPEDA Introduction

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Overview Of The Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Legal Uncertainty For Database Defendants? Appeal Courts Assess Privacy Causes Of Action With Varying Outcomes

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

New Cybersecurity Regulations Coming Soon: What You Need To Know

Canada Technology

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Guidelines For Collecting Personal Information During The Recruitment Process In Quebec

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Data Spring Cleaning: Minimize Your Liability

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Bennett Jones LLP

Québec's Anonymization Requirements One Year Later: Lessons And Lingering Questions For Businesses

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Data Governance (Video)

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Cain Lamarre

Creating A Cyber Security Incident Response Plan: A Checklist For Mid-Sized Organizations (Video)

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Crowe MacKay LLP

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

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Canadian Fintech Review: Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data And AI (Video)

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Torys LLP

Vision – Regard éclairé sur les priorités d'affaires Règlement général sur la protection des données - Épisode 3 (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

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