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Bill C-34 At A Glance: Canada’s New Digital Safety Act

The Government of Canada has introduced a comprehensive legal framework intended to govern online safety, reduce harms resulting from online content, and establish transparency and accountability requirements for operators of regulated services such as social media sites, chatbots and other online services.

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canadian Privacy Regulators Publish Findings And Guidance On OpenAI Privacy Compliance

Federal and provincial privacy regulators have concluded a multi-year investigation into OpenAI's data practices, finding contraventions of Canadian privacy legislation in how personal information was collected and used...

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Goodmans LLP

Canada’s AI For All Strategy: Key Takeaways For Businesses

On June 4, 2026, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada published Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All (Strategy).

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

“AI For All”: The New Federal AI Strategy And Its Impacts On Canadian Businesses

Clark Wilson LLP highlights recent developments including recognition of Jeffrey Vicq in Lexpert's Technology 2026 edition and analysis of the new federal AI strategy's implications for Canadian businesses.

Canada Technology

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Clark Wilson LLP

Global Privacy Sweep Highlights Growing Expectations For Children’s Privacy Online

Worldwide Privacy

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Bennett Jones LLP

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

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MLT Aikins LLP

Canada Launches "AI For All" National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Canada Technology

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Gowling WLG

Ontario Court Awards Over $22 Million In Landmark Clinic Surveillance Privacy Class Action

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Recours collectif pour surveillance : un docteur condamné à 22 M$ en Ontario

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Healthcare

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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)

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

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Fasken

Blakes Data Governor: Spring 2026

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

QSBC Shares And The 24 Month Holding Period Requirement

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Linmac

Closing The Loophole On Indirect Trust Transfers And The 21-Year Deemed Disposition Rule: New Measure In Budget 2025

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Meet The Very High Bar For Establishing And Maintaining Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) Status, Plus Corporate And Tax Implications Of Share Transfer

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Sanctions Trump Contracts: Canadian Court Interprets “Control” Under Russian Sanctions

Canada International

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Cassels

Gouvernail des données de Blakes : Printemps 2026

Le printemps 2026 apporte des développements majeurs en matière de protection de la vie privée au Canada, notamment l'établissement de cadres de mobilité des données, de nouvelles directives sur le contrôle de l'âge en ligne, et des réformes importantes des régimes d'accès à l'information.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Les tribunaux canadiens adoptent une approche de plus en plus restrictive envers les actions collectives pour incidents de confidentialité, particulièrement en Ontario et en Alberta, tandis que de nouvelles tendances...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Customer contracts are about expectation management. They define what is being delivered, what is being paid, how data is handled, and what happens when reality does not align with the plan.

Canada Commercial

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McKercher LLP

Ontario Updates Its Freedom Of Information Legislative Frameworks

Ontario is the latest province to make updates to its public-sector privacy and freedom of information legislation. Ontario’s Bill 97, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026...

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario met à jour ses cadres législatifs en matière d’accès à l’information

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon 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

Québec’s AMF Lays Out Its Expectations For The Use Of AI

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

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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

OpenAI Investigation Highlights The Need For Privacy Law Reform In Canada

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McMillan LLP

Can You Sue For Sharing Intimate Images In Canada? BC Privacy Law, Damages & Legal Remedies Explained

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

Information And Privacy Commissioner Orders $2,000 Penalty

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Practical Takeaways From Landmark Privacy Investigation Into OpenAI’s ChatGPT

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MLT Aikins LLP

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

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Torkin Manes LLP

Can You Sue For Sharing Intimate Images In Canada? BC Privacy Law, Damages & Legal Remedies Explained

In January 2024, British Columbia’s Intimate Images Protection Act (the “IIPA”) came into force, along with the Intimate Images Protection Regulation (the “IIPR”) to address the unauthorized...

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel 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

Practical Takeaways From Landmark Privacy Investigation Into OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Canadian privacy regulators have released their landmark joint investigation findings on OpenAI's ChatGPT, examining how the company collected personal information to train its AI models.

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MLT Aikins 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

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

Canada Technology

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Clark Wilson 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)

AI Legal Advice: Why You Must Be Cautious

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one such innovation. It is technology that enables computers and machines to mimic human-like intelligence, giving them the ability to learn from data, recognize patterns...

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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

New Principles For AI Use In Ontario

With the continued absence of AI-specific regulations in Canada, provincial regulators and agencies are increasingly attempting to provide guidance on the use of AI to protect privacy and other human rights in Canada. Organizations, in turn, may be well advised to consider this guidance to ensure compliance and to meet stakeholder expectations regarding the responsible use of AI.

Canada Technology

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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

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

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Amendments To MFIPPA And FIPPA Passed: A Controversial Process For A Controversial Bill

Canada Government

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Lerners LLP

IPC Imposes Second Monetary Penalty Under Ontario’s Health Privacy Law

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Torkin Manes LLP

Connections Matter: BCCA Affirms Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities Operating Virtually In The Province

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Meta And YouTube On The Hook For Keeping Users Hooked: Tech Companies May Face Liability For Causing User Addiction

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Torkin Manes LLP

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

Des cyberpirates friands de fusions et acquisitions : comment les risques cachés peuvent faire dérailler votre transaction (et comment les éviter)?

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

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

Canada Commercial

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Bill C‑8 Passes House Of Commons Following Substantive Amendments And Speaker’s Ruling

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

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

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Gowling WLG

Anonymization Pitfalls: Lessons From The OPC

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McMillan LLP

Anonymization Done Right: Lessons From The Federal Privacy Commissioner

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MLT Aikins LLP

The Pace Of AI Evolution: Q&A With Jamie Greenberg

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Venture Financing Report 2026

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

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Landmark Canadian Tax Law Decision That Limits CRA's Authority Under Section 231.2 Of Income Tax Act: Canada (National Revenue) V Shopify Inc., 2025 FC 968

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What Are A Taxpayer's Rights During An Access To Information And Privacy (ATIP) Request For Their Own Tax Records? Canadian Tax Lawyer Explains

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Alberta Court Establishes New Tort Of Harassment

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Updated Requirements For Federally Regulated Financial Institutions' Technology And Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations

Canada Insurance

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Walker Sorensen

Latest Videos

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AI Insight Series Session One: The Essentials Of AI Governance (Video)

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INQ Consulting

Vultures, Vultures Everywhere: Protecting Yourself From Online Schemes And Scams (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Interview With The Information & Privacy Commissioner Of Saskatchewan (Video)

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MLT Aikins LLP

Protecting Your Business: Cybersecurity And Cyber Hygiene (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

What's Next For Ontario's Public Health Care? (Video)

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Fasken

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