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This article provides an overview of contest regulation in Canada, including the relevant legal frameworks and primary considerations surrounding each.

With the Rio Olympics well underway, Canadian brands need to be aware of the "do's and don'ts" of advertising and social media content involving the Olympics and Olympic athletes.

In Douez v Facebook, a badly-divided Supreme Court declined to enforce the forum selection clause in Facebook's website terms of use. In the course of its decision, a majority of the Supreme Court...

The use of a facial recognition tool by Clearview AI, Inc. was the subject of an investigation by the privacy commissioners of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec and their federal counterpart.

A recent incident involving a Justin Bieber impersonator at a Las Vegas nightclub illustrates how quickly identity can be leveraged.

L'Union européenne s'est récemment prononcée sur le rôle que devraient jouer les plateformes pour lutter contre le contenu illicite en ligne.

Contests (i.e. a game of skill, chance, or mixed skill and chance) are useful marketing tools that individuals and organizations often employ to promote their goods, services, or other commercial interests.

On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic and announced that it no longer qualified as a public health emergency of international concern.

A study published in 2015 revealed that 44% of the time spent by employees on the internet is for personal reasons, which represents 50 minutes per day per employee.

Fastenal Canada terminated B.C. employee Hussien Mehaidi for expressing his outrage on Twitter for the company's Christmas gift of Gets Sauced BBQ sauce and a company branded wooden scraper.

The internet and the opportunities created by social media for business present many new challenges for employers and those involved in management of organizations.

On July 31st, 2023 Health Canada published the long-awaited new guidance on the distinction between advertising and other activities for health products.

There are many potential pitfalls for companies that choose to be active on social networking sites. One such pitfall is social media impersonation.

Electronic evidence is subject to manipulation, as is the testimony – or even identity – of witnesses appearing remotely.

Social media continues to be a fertile ground for the development of the law. Social media has become a tool for significant political debate and a place where political foes rally...

On May 8, 2023, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) unveiled its three-phased regulatory plan (the "Regulatory Plan") to consult with the public...

Electronic terms of service govern billions of relationships worldwide, whether a user is joining a social media service, shopping online or accessing a blog.

This post is directed to entrepreneurs and developers who are building platforms incorporating features of social media networks, or building their own social media technologies, regarding design protection requirements in Canada.