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After Half A Century On Television, The Academy Awards Are Moving To YouTube

As TechCrunch recently reported, YouTube has won the rights to stream the Oscars, Hollywood's glitziest awards ceremony, exclusively on its platform beginning in 2029.

Canada Media & IT

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Goodmans LLP

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

Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, would redefine "Internet service" to clarify that the Mandatory Reporting Act applies to all types of Internet services...

Canada Criminal

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

TikTok's Unauthorized Data Practices May Breach Privacy Rights

Siskinds LLP and Rice Harbut Elliott LLP have commenced a proposed privacy class action in British Columbia against TikTok on behalf of persons in Canada, other than Quebec...

Canada Media & IT

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Siskinds LLP

Lawyers Obtain Permanent Injunction To Remove Defamatory Postings Made Against Them (Judson Howie LLP v. Blackwell)

The internet permits everyone with access to a computer to post their unfiltered views about anything. In this medium, there is an inherent risk that a person's unfiltered comments...

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Clearview AI v. Alberta: A Turning Point For Privacy Law And Internet Scraping

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Torkin Manes LLP

PSTQ : Une Réforme Majeure De L'immigration Économique Au Québec

Canada Immigration

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BCF Business Law

QSWP: A Major Reform Of Québec's Economic Immigration

Canada Immigration

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BCF Business Law

Biometrics: Compliance Principles And Legal Obligations Of Organizations

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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

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 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

Federal Budget 2025

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

Getting Leave To The Supreme Court Of Canada: 2025 By The Numbers

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Expropriation Law: Important Notice For Homeowners

Canada Real Estate

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McQuarrie

CIRO Proposes New Conception Of The OEO Dealer Model

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has issued proposed guidance (the Proposed Guidance) regarding the ability of Investment Dealer Members offering order execution only (OEO) account services (OEO Dealers) to provide "decision-making supports" to do-it-yourself (DIY) investing clients.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

For any IT agreement, whether for software-as-a-service, managed IT services, or a software implementation project, contract signing is just the beginning.

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

For any IT agreement, whether for software-as-a-service, managed IT services, or a software implementation project, contract signing is just the beginning.

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Copyright Notice And Notice: The Voltage Pictures Case

The Federal Court of Appeal released an important decision comprehensively reviewing the notice and notice regime in the Copyright Act (the "N&N regime") in Voltage Pictures v. Robert Salna 2025 FCA 131.

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

Software And IT Solutions: Update Regarding The Digital Services Tax

Canada International

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MLT Aikins LLP

Alberta Court Expands Scope Of The "Publicly Available" Exception To Consent Requirement Under Province's PIPA

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Technology Law: A Comprehensive Annual Review 2024-2025

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

For any IT agreement, whether for software-as-a-service, managed IT services, or a software implementation project, contract signing is just the beginning.

Canada Media & IT

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Software And IT Solutions: Update Regarding The Digital Services Tax

The Government of Canada has announced that it has rescinded the Digital Services Tax (DST) in order to advance broader trade negotiations with the United States. For now, the June 30, 2025, collection of the DST...

Canada International

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MLT Aikins LLP

Alberta Court Expands Scope Of The "Publicly Available" Exception To Consent Requirement Under Province's PIPA

In Clearview AI Inc v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (Clearview), the Court of King's Bench of Alberta expanded the scope of the "publicly available" exception to the consent requirement...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Technology Law: A Comprehensive Annual Review 2024-2025

On June 19, 2025, I had the pleasure of presenting my annual "Computer and IT Law: The Year in Review" to the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group.

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Beyond Borders: Government Grants Itself Powerful Access To Data, Reduced Oversight

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Software And IT Solutions: What Canadian Companies Need To Know About Tariffs

The United States recently imposed tariffs on "all articles that are products of Canada" imported into the U.S. In response, Canada published a list of U.S. products that are subject to tariffs when imported into Canada.

Canada International

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MLT Aikins LLP

IT Contracts And Tariffs: Five Things To Consider

The trade war between Canada and the United States is creating considerable uncertainty across many sectors of the countries' respective economies, and the information technology ("IT") sector is no exception.

Canada International

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Learning About Consent Challenges Facing The Sexual Education Curriculum

Ten years ago, Ontario modernized its sexual health curriculum to mandate teaching, among other things, the topic of consent beginning in Grade 2.

Canada Consumer

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Gluckstein Lawyers

New Requirements And Standards Under The Federal Accessible Canada Act

In late 2023, Accessibility Standards Canada, the governmental entity created under the federal Accessible Canada Act ("ACA"), published the first edition of a standard on accessible employment...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Federal Government Limits NSF Fees

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Torys LLP

New Manitoba Accessibility Requirements For Private Businesses & Non-profits: How To Comply By May 2025

Canada Commercial

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MLT Aikins LLP

Québec's Privacy Regulator Prohibits Retailer's Use Of Facial Recognition For Loss Prevention

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

New Information Technology Security Requirements For Critical Infrastructure Facilities In Alberta

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Federal Court Issues Reasons For "Expandable" Site-Blocking Order

Canada Media & IT

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Bill 73: Legislating The Non-Consensual Sharing Of Intimate Images

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

UPDATE: Walmart's $80 Birkin Bag: Discount Luxury Or Designer Comedy Gold?

Canada Media & IT

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Nelligan Law

Projet de loi 73 : Légiférer sur le partage sans consentement d'images intimes

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

CIRO To Consult On Whether Non-Tailored Advice Can Be Provided In The Order Execution Only Channel

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Government Actively Consulting On Regulations With Major Ramifications For Businesses That Contract With Consumers

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Use Of Biometric Data: Québec's Privacy Commissioner Keeps The Bar High

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

A Series: Managing Legal Risk Associated With IT Outages Through Contracting Best Practices – Force Majeure

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Une série : Gérer les risques juridiques liés aux pannes informatiques grâce aux meilleures pratiques – force majeure

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken (French)

2025 Begins With Prime Minister Trudeau's Resignation And Prorogation Of Parliament

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Substitute Service By Text Message In Ontario

Canada Media & IT

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

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The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Lois canadiennes, américaines, britanniques et européennes entourant l'Internet des objets (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Le CRTC Impose Des Pénalités À Des Intermédiaires Afin De Contrer L'installation De Maliciels (Video)

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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

What You Need To Know About Canada's Breach Reporting Law

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Dentons Canada LLP

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