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Federal Privacy Commissioner Provides Submission on New Data Breach Notification and Reporting Regulations
Federal Privacy Commissioner Provides Submission on New Data Breach Notification and Reporting Regulations
The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting agreement with CyberLex. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC“) has provided its views on the data breach reporting and notification requirements that are soon to be prescribed by regulation under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000, c 5 (“PIPEDA“).
SCC to Consider Provincial Privacy Commissioner Powers to Compel Production of Privileged Documents
SCC to Consider Provincial Privacy Commissioner Powers to Compel Production of Privileged Documents
The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting agreement with CyberLex. The Supreme Court of Canada is revisiting the issue of whether a privacy commissioner can force disclosure of documents where solicitor-client privilege is asserted.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner Calls for Changes to PIPEDA
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner Calls for Changes to PIPEDA
On May 23rd, 2013, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) released a report entitled “ The Case for Reforming the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act” (the “Report”). The Report proposes a number of changes to the Act by identifying four main “pressure points”.