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Canada’s New AI Strategy And OPC Annual Report: What Organizations Need To Know

On June 4, 2026, Canada launched its AI for All national strategy targeting $200 billion in economic growth while the Privacy Commissioner reported a 109% surge in privacy complaints.

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MLT Aikins LLP

British Columbia Supreme Court Certifies Privacy Class Action, Restricting Claims To Statutory Privacy Tort

A British Columbia Supreme Court has certified a class action arising from a 2020 ransomware attack, finding that mere exposure of personal data may constitute unauthorized "access" under the Privacy Act and that aggregate damages may be awarded even without individualized proof of harm.

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Double Checking Doctor Notes: Why Human Oversight Of AI Scribe Output Is Essential

Artificial intelligence is often described as one of the most transformative technologies in modern medicine. Its strongest advocates believe AI could eventually help diagnose diseases earlier, accelerate drug...

Canada Healthcare

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Fasken’s Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity In Canada, The US And The EU (May 2026)

This is a monthly bulletin published by the Privacy and Cybersecurity Group at Fasken with noteworthy news and updates. If you have any questions about the items in this bulletin, please contact any member of the Privacy and Cybersecurity Group and we will be pleased to assist.

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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 (Mai 2026)

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Fasken (French)

Gouvernail des données de Blakes : Printemps 2026

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Updates Its Freedom Of Information Legislative Frameworks

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

UK Update On Copyright In The Age Of Generative Artificial Intelligence

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Cassels

Customer Relationships And Saskatchewan Startups: Contracts And Legal Risks Founders Discover Too Late

Canada Commercial

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McKercher LLP

Les actions collectives liées aux incidents de confidentialité – Principaux développements et risques émergents: Perspectives 2026 sur les incidents de confidentialité– Partie 2

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Protecting Privilege In Data Breach Investigations: 2026 Privacy Breach Insights – Part 4

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Tour D’horizon Des Menaces: Perspectives 2026 Sur Les Incidents De Confidentialité – Partie 1

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Protéger le privilège dans les enquêtes sur les incidents de confidentialité: Perspectives 2026 sur les incidents de confidentialité – Partie 4

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

La CACB confirme la compétence de la province à l’égard d’entités étrangères qui exercent des activités en ligne en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Crypto Tax Reporting: Canada vs. U.S. (2026); CRA Digital Asset Rules Compared To IRS Form 1099-DA Reporting

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Practical Guide For Business Owners Expanding Or Relocating To Ontario, Canada (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

Walking The Journey With Founders: Joe Gill’s Approach To Supporting Saskatchewan Startups (Video)

Canada Commercial

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McKercher LLP

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Cyber Criminals Love Your Deals: How Hidden Cyber Risk Can Blow Up Your M&A (And What To Do About It)

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Miller Thomson LLP

La CACB confirme la compétence de la province à l’égard d’entités étrangères qui exercent des activités en ligne en Colombie-Britannique

La Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique a récemment rendu deux décisions importantes concernant la compétence juridictionnelle des tribunaux provinciaux à l'égard d'entités étrangères exerçant des activités commerciales virtuelles.

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

OpenAI Investigation Highlights The Need For Privacy Law Reform In Canada

Canada's joint investigation of OpenAI and ChatGPT reveals critical gaps in privacy law compliance for AI development. Regulators found issues with consent requirements, data collection practices...

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McMillan LLP

Information And Privacy Commissioner Orders $2,000 Penalty

Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner has issued its second administrative monetary penalty decision, ordering a hospital clerk to pay $2,000 for unauthorized access to 436 patient records.

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

AI Innovation Meets Privacy Regulation: Key Takeaways From The OPC’s Investigation Into OpenAI

Canada's privacy regulators have concluded a joint investigation into OpenAI's ChatGPT, examining how the company collected and used personal information to train its AI models. The investigation raised fundamental questions about consent, transparency, and accountability in AI development, with regulators finding multiple violations of Canadian privacy laws.

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Torkin Manes LLP

Sharing Information With AI Agents: How Clients May Unwittingly Waive Privilege In Third Party Communications

Canada Technology

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Contracting For The Future: How AI Is Reshaping Risk, Responsibility, And Commercial Frameworks

Canada Technology

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Clark Wilson LLP

OPC Releases Draft Age Assurance Guidance

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le Commissariat publie des documents d’orientation sur le contrôle de l’âge

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Fasken’s Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity In Canada, The US, And The EU (April 2026)

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Fasken

Data Is A Key Resource For The Future Of Mining - And IP Strategy Is Key For Commercialization

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Marks & Clerk

Les Actualités À Noter Selon Fasken : Protection Des Renseignements Personnels Et Cybersécurité Au Canada, Aux États-Unis Et Dans L’Union Européenne (Avril 2026)

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Fasken (French)

Cyber Incident Response Plan – The Role Of Legal Counsel

Canada Technology

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Data Protection In The Age Of AI: Breach Management Strategies For Organizations

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Miller Thomson LLP

The 12-point AI Checkup: A Practical Starting Point For Western Canadian Organizations

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

Les Actualités À Noter Selon Fasken : Protection Des Renseignements Personnels Et Cybersécurité Au Canada, Aux États-Unis Et Dans L’Union Européenne (Avril 2026)

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 qui ont attiré notre attention. Si vous avez des questions sur l’un des sujets abordés dans ce bulletin, veuillez communiquer avec l’un des membres de ce groupe, qui se fera un plaisir de vous aider.

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Fasken (French)

Cyber Incident Response Plan – The Role Of Legal Counsel

As ransomware threats intensify across Canada's energy sector and beyond, organizations face mounting pressure to protect their IT and OT systems from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

Canada Technology

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Data Protection In The Age Of AI: Breach Management Strategies For Organizations

The reason for the launch of this project stemmed from the discovery of how powerful Mythos was in terms of its ability to hack existing systems and identify previously undiscovered software vulnerabilities. Rather than releasing Mythos publicly, Anthropic limited access to vetted organizations to reduce the likelihood of misuse by malicious actors.

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Miller Thomson LLP

The 12-point AI Checkup: A Practical Starting Point For Western Canadian Organizations

Your organization is almost certainly using artificial intelligence. Whether it is a customer service chatbot on your website, an automated hiring screener in your HR department...

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

A Higher Price For Harm: Compensation For Intimate-Image Abuse Reaches $75,000

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Canada’s Proposed Stablecoin Framework – Key Legal And Regulatory Takeaways

The Government of Canada has introduced a comprehensive federal framework for regulating fiat-backed stablecoins through Budget 2025, establishing the Bank of Canada as the primary regulator.

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

Artificial Intelligence In M&A Transactions: Ensuring Data Security And Compliance

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in routine business operations, M&A transactions must account for new data security vulnerabilities and compliance risks.

Canada Commercial

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Aird & Berlis LLP

The State Of Children's Privacy In 2026: Key Risks And Findings

On March 25, 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), together with 26 privacy regulators who are part of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN)...

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Gowling WLG

Anonymization Done Right: Lessons From The Federal Privacy Commissioner

Anonymization is one of the most valuable tools available to Canadian organizations that want to continue deriving insights from data after it is no longer needed for its original purpose.

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MLT Aikins LLP

Fasken’s Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity In Canada, The US, And The EU (March 2026)

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 (mars 2026)

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Fasken (French)

Canada Launches Review Of The Privacy Act: Key Issues For Consultation

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Gowling WLG

CSA Oversight 2025 – CIRO And CIPF – Key Highlights

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

Navigating The Legislative Landscape On Data Breaches: 2026 Data Breach Insights – Part 3

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A New Frontier: Publicly Available AI And The Loss Of Privilege

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Commercial Transactions In Canada: Four Essential Privacy Tips For U.S. Businesses

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada Privacy Laws: What U.S. Businesses Need To Know

Worldwide Privacy

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Le gouvernement du Manitoba entend interdire la tarification personnalisée au moyen du projet de loi 49

Canada Consumer

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Beyond BC: Court Of Appeal Upholds Broad Reach Of Provincial Privacy Laws

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Preventing Confidentiality Incidents: BLG's Translation Of Recent Guidance From The Commission D'accès À L'information

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Retrospective, Not Retroactive: BC Court Of Appeal Confirms Temporal Scope Of BPCPA Amendments Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration Clauses In Consumer Contracts

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Les actualités à noter selon Fasken : Protection des renseignements personnels et cybersécurité au Canada et dans l'Union européenne (février 2026)

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Fasken (French)

Fasken's Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity In Canada And The EU (February 2026)

Worldwide Privacy

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Fasken

La LPRPSP : Guide de conformité pour les organisations

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais 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

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

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Torys LLP

Data Sharing And International Data Transfers - ThinkHouse

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Gowling WLG

Privacy Laws North Of The Border: A Primer (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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