Technology Law and Digital Law

Canada’s accelerated defence spending, procurement reform and emphasis on sovereign industrial capacity are reshaping the domestic M&A market. For buyers, investors and portfolio companies, the opportunity is significant, particularly in dual-use technology, aerospace, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure and supply chain assets.

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.

Welcome to the Spring 2026 issue of Blakes Data Governor, published by the Blakes Privacy & Data Protection group. Blakes Data Governor provides actionable insights and practical overviews of recent developments impacting privacy, cybersecurity, access to information and artificial intelligence (AI) governance law in Canada.

Earlier this week, Canada released its new AI strategy: AI for All. One of the measures covered by the strategy directly involves an immigration program.

As AI becomes further embedded in products and services, insurance is emerging as one of the few mechanisms capable of translating technical assurance, governance frameworks, and accountability into deployable commercial confidence.

Manitoba has enacted two groundbreaking bills regulating artificial intelligence in both private and public sectors. Bill 49 prohibits businesses from using personalized algorithmic pricing without consumer consent...

Cryptocurrency has become a significant source of wealth for many Canadians. Whether an individual holds Bitcoin as a long-term investment, actively trades digital assets, participates in staking programs, or engages in decentralized finance (DeFi), cryptocurrency can create unique estate planning challenges that do not arise with traditional investments.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has significantly expanded its cryptocurrency tax enforcement efforts in recent years.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) continues to deliver strong opportunities for Canadian crypto investors through yield farming, lending, liquidity provision, and staking.