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OPC Releases Mandatory Breach Reporting Guidance
1 novembre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
On October 29, 2018, the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (“OPC”) published the final version of its guidelines in connection with mandatory reporting of breaches of security safeguards (the “Guidelines”), ahead of the coming into force of the Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations (the “Regulations”)...
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BC Commissioner Releases Cannabis Sales Privacy Protection Guidelines
26 octobre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
As a result of the recent legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (the “OIPC”) published guidelines (titled “Protecting Personal Information: Cannabis Transactions”) that aim to clarify the rights and...
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Highlights of the Proposed Amendments to Canada’s Divorce Act
23 octobre 2018
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Blogue Droit de la famille
A recent bill introduced by Canada’s Minister of Justice proposes modernizing federal family law in Canada. Bill C-78 proposes amendments to Canada’s Divorce Act through its first substantive changes in 30 years, and two other Acts, and make consequential changes to...
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The Common Law is Sometimes Not So Common — ONCA Releases Contradictory Decisions on Municipal Liability in Nearly Identical Cases
11 octobre 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Canada is a common law jurisdiction. The heart of the common law is that like cases are to be treated alike. This fundamental principle of the common law is upheld through the use of appellate courts. A judge of a...
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Pension Plans and Governance Audits
9 octobre 2018
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Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
In an earlier blog post, we discussed some of the risks to sponsors and administrators of registered pension plans. In this post, we discuss pension plans and governance audits, a risk management strategy that plan sponsors and administrators can adopt....
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NIST Launches Privacy Framework Initiative
9 octobre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
For many years, the cybersecurity framework developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has been relied upon by organizations around the world as a foundational framework document. Given its success in the cybersecurity...
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Who can be Present at an Examination for Discovery?
5 octobre 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Answering the question of who should be allowed to attend at an examination for discovery involves an exercise in balancing two competing interests: the interest of upholding the privacy of examinations as a pre-trial discovery process relevant to the parties’...
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Canadian Commissioner Seeks Stronger Privacy Laws
2 octobre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
Last week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (the “OPC”) released its 2017-2018 Annual Report (the “Report”). The Commissioner took the opportunity to raise serious concerns around the adequacy of Canadian privacy laws in the face of an increasingly digital...
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New Québec Restrictions on Amendments to Pension and Benefit Plans
25 septembre 2018
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Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
As discussed in our last A.M. Pension webinar, the province of Québec recently enacted legislation that impacts the ability of a pension and benefit plan sponsor to amend its pension and benefit plans with respect to Québec employees. This article...
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Mandatory Breach Draft Guidance Released
21 septembre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
On September 17, 2018, the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (“OPC”) published its draft guidance about mandatory reporting of breaches of security safeguards (“Draft Guidelines”). The OPC is seeking public comments as it readies itself for a November 1,...
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