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Data is an essential asset for many businesses, and one that is increasingly acquired through M&A transactions.

When your organization has experienced a cyberattack, you need to act quickly to determine what happened, what information was compromised and who needs to be notified.

On September 17, 2018, the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner ("OPC") published its draft guidance about mandatory reporting of breaches of security safeguards ("Draft Guidelines").

With the emergence of COVID-19 in Canada, organizations are faced with many additional concerns and considerations in their daily operations and strategic planning.

As part of ongoing efforts by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to highlight cyber security risks for issuers, registrants and other regulated entities, staff from the British Columbia Securities Commission...

Cyberattacks are, unfortunately, a persistent risk to organizations and their operations. While many see cybersecurity as primarily a technology issue, the core of cyber resilience lies in ensuring your teams are prepared...

A comprehensive and suitable data security incident response plan and a trained incident response team are fundamental parts of an enterprise risk management program.

The new center, which will be called the Health Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (HCCIC), is intended to be a collaborative effort between public and privacy industry.

On November 30, McCarthy Tétrault hosted an exclusive event for General Counsel as a platform to exchange ideas, learn from each other's experience and share advice.

Securities regulators in both Canada and the U.S. have proposed new rules to shorten the settlement cycle for most routine securities transactions from two days (T+2) to one day (T+1).

Many organizations have embraced hybrid work as a permanent way of working and this shift brings unique challenges and complications in the retention and preservation of electronically stored information (ESI).

In a 2016 report by the World Economic Forum, it was suggested that smart contracts based on blockchain technology could potentially codify financial agreements ...

Ontario's proposed Data Centre Playbook establishes a two-part assessment framework for grid connections, requiring data centres to fund full electricity costs while meeting strategic priorities around economic development, digital sovereignty, and community investment. The policy positions grid access as a key lever for governing data centre development amid surging demand that could reach 40% of the province's peak electricity capacity.

Procurement contracts are increasingly used in both Canada and the United States (US), particularly with respect to technological services.

There's a text message that no lawyer or office manager wants to receive.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed another class action in which the plaintiff used ‘intrusion upon seclusion' to claim damages for a cyber attack.

Contact tracing applications are a public health solution that Canadian governments are considering to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. While these apps can help flatten the curve...