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In response to COVID-19, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) experienced a flood of complaints related to mask mandates.

A private member’s bill was recently introduced in the Ontario Legislative Assembly to amend the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 (Act) so it would apply to documents that create or transfer interests in land. Bill 96, the Electronic Commerce Amendment Act, 2012, is directed towards facilitating the use of electronic signatures in real estate transactions.

A recent decision of the Federal Court has granted a site-blocking order against several Internet Service providers (ISPs).

At McCarthy Tétrault’s 3rd Annual Technology Law Summit, moderator Barry Sookman, and panelists John LeBlanc of Scotiabank and David Crane of McCarthy Tétrault, lead a discussion on procuring and contracting for cloud based services.

One of the cornerstones of our e-Health future is the enabling technology infrastructure (including all of the communications, software, hardware and database technologies) that will combine to deliver the e-Health solutions we will require.

In the recent 156158 Canada Inc. v. Attorney General of Quebec decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal rejected appeals by defendants from findings of unlawful use of the English language contrary to...

The CASL regime is aimed at unsolicited commercial electronic messages (CEMs). It also includes provisions addressing the installation of computer programs, and unfair or deceptive online practices.

With the availability and popularity of Web 2.0 functionality, corporations are increasingly encouraging their website visitors to participate in the overall web experience by uploading user-generated content.

The Online Streaming Act (OSA) is one of three digital initiatives of Canada's federal government. The other two are the Online News and the Online Safety regulations, set to be passed in the near future.

In a decision of the Federal Court of Canada released on October 14, 2010, Amazon.com, Inc. v. Canada (AG), the court allowed an appeal from a ruling by the Commissioner of Patents that had originally denied a patent application by Amazon.com Inc. for its pervasively successful one-click online ordering technology.

There has been some debate about whether municipal governments are subject to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation or whether they are exempt from CASL.

On June 3, 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services issued its final virtual currency regulations after spending a year considering multiple proposals and thousands of comment letter submissions.

Canadian privacy laws, including the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), regulate the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.

Internal investigations demand a comprehensive approach to data collection and management to ensure a sound and legally defensible process.

The CRTC release does not explain the scope of the warrant or how its statutory powers were invoked to "take down" the server.

On January 27, 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it executed a warrant under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).

On June 18, 2015, the Digital Privacy Act (Act) came into effect, amending the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and implementing significant amendments to the private sector privacy regime.