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Your Privacy, Your Voice: The Government of Canada holds Online Consultations
January 18, 2021
Although Canadian laws have been slow to evolve, individual privacy rights have been an issue of importance and concern for many Canadian throughout history and into the present day. With an ever growing global economy in the digital age the transfer of personal information has undoubtedly become a form of currency with which we knowingly or
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Cross-Border Privacy Issues: Doing Business in the United States
November 30, 2020
Whether a Canadian business has operations in the United States, uses a third party from the United States or even stores its information on a cloud server in the United States, it is almost impossible to do business in Canada without a cross-border aspect. Regardless of the level of interaction with our neighbours to the
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Bill 188: Reviewing Significant Changes to PHIPA
September 16, 2020
On March 17, 2020, the Government of Ontario declared a provincial state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequent workplace closures and public health recommendations instantly moved a significant number of businesses online, including health care providers and organizations that use and disclose personal health information. The Government of Ontario reacted to this
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Maintaining Privacy Standards while working from home during COVID-19
July 7, 2020
With various Canadian provinces and territories declaring states of emergency as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19, many workplaces have directed their employees to work from home. While we live in an era where most businesses are prepared and equipped for their employees to work remotely, there remain a number of challenges in ensuring
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Philip Graham and Lauren Tarasuk interviewed by Canadian Lawyer Magazine
May 11, 2020
Philip Graham and Lauren Tarasuk were interviewed by Canadian Lawyer Magazine: Growing sophistication of technology in workplaces creating labour and employment issues. To view the article, please click here.
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Privacy Legislation & Trade Unions – An Unsettled Relationship
March 16, 2020
Privacy in the workplace has long been of interest to trade unions. Grievances and complaints have been advanced in response to various employer practices and policies that infringe on private information including the use of digital surveillance, drug and alcohol testing and the use of biometric data in the workplace. Of growing concern to unions
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Ontario Court Recognizes Privacy Tort: Publicly Placing a Person in False Light
March 2, 2020
In Yenovkian v Gulian (“Gulian’), the court recognized for the first time in Ontario, the privacy tort of publicly placing a person in false light. The civil claim was brought as a cross-claim in an action that proceeded together with a family law trial. The defendant mother sought damages against her ex-husband of $150,000.00 for
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Koskie Minsky Launches Privacy Practice
February 24, 2020
At Koskie Minsky LLP we recognize the increasing demands being placed on our clients in an ever growing digital age. Over the years we have advised clients with respect to issues of privacy and data collection, but as this area becomes ever so more complex we have taken steps to formalize our efforts in order
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