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Derek Lackey

The $200,000 Fine for the Gap – A Deeper Dive

In the Undertaking announced today by the CRTC, Gap, Inc has agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and to come into full compliance with An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian […]
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The Urgent Elements of Bill 64

Quebec’s new Bill 64 impacts 21 different laws in the province. The 2 data protection and privacy laws impacted the most are: 1) ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR (PPIPS and 2) the ACT RESPECTING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS HELD BY PUBLIC BODIES AND THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION (PBPPI) Like […]
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Quebec: Updated PPIPS

The Quebec ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR was updated in 2007 on the Legis Quebec website. Bill 64 was passed on September 22, 2021. Sections 93 through 152 of Bill 64 detailed the changes to be made to the ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. […]
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CASL: The Cost of No Enforcement

During Paul Martin’s term as Prime Minister, the Government began the process of reducing electronic spam (email and SMS Text) in Canadian’s personal inboxes. Stephen Harper’s Government then carried the ball and in Dec 2010 the Canadian Anti Spam Legislation was passed and became law. During Paul Martin’s term as Prime Minister, the Government began […]
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Privacy in Canada – A Balanced Approach?

During the past 6 years it has been beyond frustrating to watch little to nothing happen with our Canadian privacy laws, despite the constant and very public cry of our leading privacy experts such as Daniel Therrien, our Privacy Commissioner. Technology has certainly not stood still. PIPEDA was passed 20+ years ago (with little to […]
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Consent and the GDPR

We often hear comments like “The GDPR is a consent based law” and ” Under the GDPR you must have consent”, yet nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s unpack where consent fits under the GDPR. As consumers we have been trained to not trust most organizations with our personal data. We know they […]
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