On July 1, 2014, one of the world’s toughest anti-spam laws came into effect: Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).

The Amendments respond to a November 2013 Supreme Court of Canada case that provisionally invalidated PIPA on the basis that it infringed trade unions' freedom of expression.

On June 18, Canada passed the Digital Privacy Act, which issued a number of amendments to existing privacy legislation.

On December 9, a coalition of global privacy authorities sent a letter to mobile application marketplaces urging them to require privacy policies for applications that collect personal information.

On January 30, 2015, Canada's Privacy Commissioner raised privacy concerns about the proposed new Canadian anti-terrorism legislation...

On June 30, Industry Canada, the federal government's economic development and corporate affairs department, issued Transparency Reporting Guidelines.

On June 7, 2017, the disciplinary council of the Ordre des CRhA/CRIA1 issued a fundamental decision that lies at the crossroads of professional and disciplinary law, the protection of privacy...

John Beardwood is the author of the article titled "Suspension of the private right of action provisions within CASL" in Digital Business Lawyer.

On September 13, 2016, the New York State Department of Financial Services published for comment a proposed cybersecurity regulation for the financial industry.

A twice-monthly current awareness service reviewing recent cases on land use, marketing boards, environment issues, creditor rights, animals, grain, import/export and other matters in an agricultural context.

The balance of the legislation remains in force, and businesses must comply with it, pending an upcoming parliamentary review of CASL.

On November 1, Canada's Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations went into effect, implementing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act,

"I believe that some companies do understand their duty while others are quite unaware of their obligations and the potential risk of exposure they have

Canada's Anti-Spam Law ("CASL") is federal law in force since July 1, 2017, aimed at eliminating unsolicited and malicious electronic communications and requires organizations to comply with specific consent, disclosure and unsubscribe requirements when sending out electronic communications.

MLT Aikins lawyer Kristél Kriel recently interviewed Ronald Kruzeniski, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan, about the top privacy issues facing public entities in Saskatchewan today.

On April 16, 2018, the OPC announced a new Departmental Plan and a new organizational structure to address privacy protection.

On January 26, Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner ("OPC") published a draft position on reputation and privacy in the online world.

Commencing January 1, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will begin enforcing Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent, which impose new requirements for private sector organizations to obtain legally valid privacy consents.

'' On July 26, 2017, the European Court of Justice stated that the envisaged agreement could not be concluded because it would be "incompatible" with respect for private life and the protection...

Canada joins global leaders offering stricter privacy protection in 2018 with mandatory breach notification.