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Third Time’s The Charm? Canada’s Latest Approach To Reform The Federal Private-Sector Privacy Framework

On June 15, 2026, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-36, titled An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act...

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Implications Of Canada’s Proposed Privacy Overhaul Bill C-36 For Organizations

Canada's proposed Bill C-36 would fundamentally transform private-sector privacy law by introducing binding enforcement powers, substantial financial penalties, and expanded individual rights.

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MLT Aikins LLP

Canada Moves To Regulate Online Safety: Understanding The Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34)

Canada's proposed Bill C-34 introduces sweeping online safety regulations targeting social media platforms, AI chatbots, and online services, with a particular focus on protecting children under 18.

Canada Media & IT

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ottawa Unveils Sweeping Digital Safety Regime: What Bill C-34 Means For Digital Service Providers In Canada

In the wake of the recently announced Canadian AI strategy, Mark Carney’s Liberal government is beginning to lay the groundwork for a regulatory framework designed to build and maintain public trust.

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Can Your Law Firm Answer A Client Security Questionnaire With Evidence? A Practical Self-Evaluation For Law Firms By SAV Associates

Canada Technology

SAV Associates

Canada Proposes Major Reforms To Federal Laws Governing Privacy, AI Chatbots And Other Online Services

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

CPD ACCREDITED: Compassion By Design - Al For Vicarious Trauma Prevention (Video)

Canada Employment

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Dreaming Of A Good Sleep? Technology Might Help

Canada Healthcare

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Goodmans LLP

Protéger ses droits d’auteur en ligne sans perdre le contrôle du récit

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BCF Business Law

Bill C-34: Canada Proposes Legislation To Regulate Social Media, AI Chatbot, And Online Services

Canada Media & IT

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Torys LLP

New Digital Safety Regime Raises The Bar For Social Media Platforms And AI Chatbots

Canada Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Manitoba Introduces Algorithmic Pricing And Public Sector AI Regulation

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Bill C-34 At A Glance: Canada’s New Digital Safety Act

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

CIPO Maintains Non-Patentability Finding on Dusome Remand Under the New Patentable Subject Matter Framework

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Walking The Journey With Founders: Joe Gill’s Approach To Supporting Saskatchewan Startups (Video)

Canada Commercial

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McKercher LLP

Crypto Tax Reporting: Canada vs. U.S. (2026); CRA Digital Asset Rules Compared To IRS Form 1099-DA Reporting

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

International Crypto Fraud Crackdown: How CRA Treats Tax Losses From Crypto Scams In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Jan Marin On Birth Injury Support For Parents: You Did Nothing Wrong (Video)

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

A Guide To Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax Strategy

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

“AI For All”: The New Federal AI Strategy And Its Impacts On Canadian Businesses

Clark Wilson LLP highlights recent developments including recognition of Jeffrey Vicq in Lexpert's Technology 2026 edition and analysis of the new federal AI strategy's implications for Canadian businesses.

Canada Technology

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Clark Wilson LLP

CIPO Maintains Non-Patentability Finding on Dusome Remand Under the New Patentable Subject Matter Framework

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued a preliminary redetermination following the Federal Court's remand in Dusome v. Canada, applying a revised patentable subject matter framework to a poker game patent application.

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Contrefaçon Par Intention Commune Dans L’affaire Adeia Guides Inc C Vidéotron Ltée : Une Première Au Canada

Dans la plus récente affaire de la campagne menée par Adeia Guides Inc. (« Adeia », auparavant « Rovi Guides Inc ») pour faire valoir ses droits protégés par brevet à l’encontre de fournisseurs de services de câblodistribution canadiens...

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Smart & Biggar

Cyber Incident Response Plan – The Role Of Legal Counsel

As ransomware threats intensify across Canada's energy sector and beyond, organizations face mounting pressure to protect their IT and OT systems from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

Canada Technology

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Upcoming ACA Accessibility Planning/Reporting Deadline – June 1, 2026

Canada Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

AI-Powered Cyber Threats Are Changing The Risk Equation—Are Your Vendors Ready?

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Modern Threats, Outdated Boards: Analysis Of Emerging IT Risks And Governance Challenges

Canada Technology

SAV Associates

What Is An Incident Response Plan And Why Every Business Should Have One

Canada Technology

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Narrows ISP Liability for Copyright Infringement — What Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment Means for Canada

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Telecommunications Regulation In 2025 And Implications For The Year Ahead

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Connected Care For Canadians Act Aims To Promote Unobstructed Access To Electronic Health Information

Canada Healthcare

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Torys LLP

Adaptive IT Strategy: A Practical Guide For CIOs

Canada Media & IT

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PKF Antares

Data Saves Lives: Bill S-5 Revives Interoperability Requirements For Health-Care Technology

Canada Healthcare

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MLT Aikins LLP

The Cost Of Procedural Lack Of Transparency: $15,000 For Media Reps

Canada Commercial

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Stein Monast

Connected Care For Canadians Act Aims To Promote Unobstructed Access To Electronic Health Information

Originally introduced in the House of Commons on June 6, 2024, Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act (the Act), was reintroduced by the Senate and received first reading on February 4, 2026.

Canada Healthcare

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Torys LLP

Adaptive IT Strategy: A Practical Guide For CIOs

Volatility is no longer a phase—it is the operating condition. Trade policy shifts, regulatory fragmentation, and accelerated AI adoption are redrawing competitive boundaries faster than most governance models...

Canada Media & IT

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PKF Antares

Data Saves Lives: Bill S-5 Revives Interoperability Requirements For Health-Care Technology

On February 4, 2026, the federal government reintroduced legislation aimed at modernizing Canada's health-care system through improved digital connectivity.

Canada Healthcare

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MLT Aikins LLP

The Cost Of Procedural Lack Of Transparency: $15,000 For Media Reps

Media Reps LLC (“Media Reps”), a U.S. company that assists independent online publishers with their promotion, is seeking more than $15 million in damages from Simpletél inc. (“Simpletél”), a Canadian company specializing in telecommunications and IT services. However, Media Reps failed, for a period of nine months, to comply with a court order that was essential to the exercise of the rights of the defence.

Canada Commercial

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Stein Monast

Bill C-16: Updates To Canada's Federal Child Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Material Reporting Regime

Canada Criminal

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

QSWP: A Major Reform Of Québec's Economic Immigration

On November 6, the Government of Québec unveiledits multi-year immigration policy directions for 2026–2029, alongwith the Québec Immigration Plan for 2026.

Canada Immigration

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BCF Business Law

Biometrics: Compliance Principles And Legal Obligations Of Organizations

The Commission d'accès à l'information (the Commission) promotes and enforces citizens' rights regarding access to documents of public bodies...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Jeux en ligne en Ontario : La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario confirme l'accès aux liquidités mises en commun

Dans l'affaire Reference re iGaming Ontario (décision disponible en anglais seulement), les juges majoritaires de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario (la « CAO ») ont confirmé que les jeux et les paris sportifs...

Canada Media & IT

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada's Broadband Push: What You Need To Know And The Legal Challenges To Address

Canada is investing billions to bring high-speed internet to every corner of the country.

Canada Media & IT

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Procido LLP

Can A Business Use A Competitor's Name In Online Advertising? What Canadian Courts Say

Canada Media & IT

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Miller Thomson LLP

Bill C-8: What Operators Of Critical Cyber Systems Should Know And Do To Prepare Their Cybersecurity Programs

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Acceptable Use Policy, Personal Use, And Employee Privacy: Ten Questions Answered

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

IT Contracts And Confidentiality Agreements: Do We Need An Indemnity Clause?

Canada Media & IT

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MLT Aikins LLP

CIRO Proposes New Conception Of The OEO Dealer Model

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Designing Responsive Dispute Resolution Processes And Remedies: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 5

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Preparing For Smooth Renewal, Expiration And Termination: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 4

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Copyright Notice And Notice: The Voltage Pictures Case

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Identity Verification And Facial Recognition Systems: Key Takeaways From A Recent Decision By The Quebec Privacy Regulator

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McMillan LLP

Establishing Forward-Looking Change Processes: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 3

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Insights Into Canada's Development Of Children's Privacy Framework

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Delivering Successful IT Projects: The Procurement Stage

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Breaking Boundaries: Alberta Court Declares Private Sector Privacy Law Unconstitutional In Clearview AI Web-Scraping Case

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WeirFoulds LLP

The Rise Of IoT Forensics: Challenges And Opportunities

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Structing Effective Governance Processes: Mastering IT Contract Management - Part 2

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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CPD ACCREDITED: Compassion By Design - Al For Vicarious Trauma Prevention (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Internet Of Things Laws In Canada, The U.S., U.K. And EU (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Internet Of Things (Video Content)

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Internet Of Things: Guidance, Regulation And The Canadian Approach (Video Content)

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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