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Six Ways An Organization Can Benefit from an Internal Generative AI Use Policy

Bennett Jones LLP on 9/13/2024

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools can be incredibly beneficial for businesses, enhancing productivity by streamlining administrative tasks, reducing redundancy, automating processes and improving data analysis....more

Fuite de données : La CACB clarifie la portée potentielle des recours à l’encontre des consignataires de données en matière de...

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 7/30/2024

Le 4 juillet 2024, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a rendu deux jugements d’appel en matière d’actions collectives dans des contextes de fuite de données. Ce faisant, la CACB a clarifié la portée...more

[Webcast Transcript] Notable Trends in US Privacy Law

HaystackID on 2/29/2024

Editor’s Note: On January 17, 2024, HaystackID hosted a cogent webcast, “Notable Trends in US Privacy Law,” featuring HaystackID privacy and compliance expert Chris Wall, and an esteemed panel of privacy and compliance...more

Revue de l’année 2023 du droit canadien de la protection de la vie privée

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/29/2024

L’année 2023 a été marquée par d’importants changements dans le droit canadien de la protection de la vie privée et des données. Comme nous l’avons fait les années précédentes, nous soulignons la Journée de la protection des...more

Canadian Privacy Law 2023 Year in Review

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/25/2024

2023 was a year of significant change for Canadian privacy and data protection law. As in previous years, to mark Data Privacy Day, we’ve summarized the most important developments from the previous year and provide a look...more

Cybersecurity Litigation: Five Trends Unpacked

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 10/26/2023

Rising data breaches put companies at the crossroads of tech innovation and legal risk. Dive into Canada's cybersecurity litigation landscape with these five top trends from our Canadian Cybersecurity Trends Study....more

SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for U.S. Public Companies and Foreign Private Issuers

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 9/7/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules requiring the disclosure of cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and material incidents (the “Rules”), effective September 5, 2023. The Rules...more

[Event] 22nd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 7th - 8th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/22/2023

AML compliance for reporting entities has never been of greater critical importance than it is today. With the growing sophistication of criminals and the methods and technologies that they employed, combined with the...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Survey of International Privacy Laws

Polsinelli on 2/24/2023

Introduction - Recent years have brought a dramatic increase in the number of countries that have comprehensive privacy and data security laws. As the world has become increasingly digital, privacy and data protection have...more

Canadian Privacy Law 2022 Year in Review

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/27/2023

In 2022, the Canadian privacy and cybersecurity law landscape continued to see significant transformation. As with previous years, to mark Data Privacy Day, we have summarized the big stories from last year to help you stay...more

Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/6/2023

In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

Reflections on Canada's M&A Landscape in 2022 and a Look Ahead to 2023

Bennett Jones LLP on 1/4/2023

The Canadian M&A landscape is one of reserved optimism as 2022 comes to a close and we look ahead to a new year. Despite the uncertainty in the marketplace, Canada remains home to attractive assets and dynamic dealmakers. We...more

Court of Appeal for Ontario Limits Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claims in Cybersecurity Cases

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 11/30/2022

On November 25, 2022, in Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2022 ONCA 813 (Owsianik), the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) held that intrusion upon seclusion is not a viable cause of action against a defendant who has been the...more

Protecting Your Organization from Ransomware Threats: New Guidance from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 10/28/2022

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC), Ontario’s public sector and health privacy regulator, recently released a technology factsheet titled, “How to Protect Against Ransomware.” This factsheet is intended...more

La Chambre des communes dépose le projet de loi C-26 pour encadrer la cybersécurité dans certains secteurs

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 6/28/2022

Le 14 juin 2022, la Chambre des communes du Canada a déposé le projet de loi C-26, lequel prévoit l’imposition de diverses obligations en matière de cybersécurité aux organisations désignées exerçant des activités dans quatre...more

Canada – Digital Charter Implementation Act introduced to strengthen federal data protection laws and regulate AI

A&O Shearman on 6/27/2022

On 16 June 2022, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act 2022 to modernise the regulation on...more

House of Commons Introduces Bill C-26: Proposed Federal Cybersecurity Legislation

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 6/22/2022

On June 14, 2022, the House of Commons of Canada introduced Bill C-26, which would impose a series of cybersecurity-related obligations on designated organizations in four key federally regulated sectors: telecommunications,...more

ESG as the Next Frontier in Privacy and Data Governance: Moving Beyond Regulatory Compliance

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 3/29/2022

Increasingly, organizations are including privacy and data governance metrics and disclosure as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting framework. With the adoption of Quebec’s Bill-64, renewed...more

Defending Against Ransomware: OSFI Updated Advisory on Cyber Incident Reporting

Bennett Jones LLP on 3/15/2022

Ransomware continues to present an increasing risk to all organizations. Ransomware attacks can involve the installation of malicious software designed to block access to computer systems and/or steal data, and a...more

Capital One Reaches $190 Million Settlement In Connection with 2019 Data Breach

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 2/22/2022

The saga of the Capital One data breach, which impacted an estimated 106 million individuals in the U.S. and Canada, may soon be coming to an end. After more than two years of litigation, the parties have reached a settlement...more

Canadian Privacy Law 2021 Year in Review

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/31/2022

Last year was another productive year for privacy law reform efforts across Canada. Although the highly anticipated Bill C-11 died on the order paper when the federal election was called in September, both Quebec and British...more

BCFSA Considers Reporting Requirements for Technology and Cybersecurity Incidents

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/25/2022

British Columbia Financial Services Authority (BCSFA) wants to impose mandatory reporting requirements on financial institutions that experience information security incidents, by establishing a new rule under the Financial...more

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 12/20/2021

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

OSFI Calls for Consultation on Draft Guidelines for Technology and Cyber Risk Management

Bennett Jones LLP on 12/7/2021

On November 9, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OFSI) launched a three-month public consultation on the Draft Guideline B-13: Technology and Cyber Risk Management....more

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