Canada: Data Protection

Ce bulletin mensuel a été préparé par le groupe Protection des renseignements confidentiels, vie privée et cybersécurité de Fasken pour vous présenter les actualités et les développements récents...

On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published guidance (Guidance) for private-sector organizations on their privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) when handling biometric information.

In mid-sized and large law firms, revenue leakage is a growing concern. On average, lawyers bill just 2.9 hours per day, and only 31% of their work time translates into collected revenue (Clio, 2024).

Allocating liability for data breaches in technology contracts is a growing concern for Canadian businesses. Blakes recently launched the first edition of the Canadian Data Liability Study...

We previously published an Update on Canada's new Online Harms Act. This is the second installment in the Osler Online Harms Series.

The European Union passed Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, better known as the Digital Markets Act (or "DMA"), and Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, better known as the Digital Services Act (or "DSA"), in October 2022.

In May 2025, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta released its judgement on the judicial review of a decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta.

Organizations operating in Alberta have been sent a clear message by the Alberta Court of King's Bench regarding the handling of personal information in the province, irrespective of whether they are based in Alberta or outside

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