Canada: Cybersecurity

Ontario's proposed Data Centre Playbook establishes a two-part assessment framework for grid connections, requiring data centres to fund full electricity costs while meeting strategic priorities around economic development, digital sovereignty, and community investment. The policy positions grid access as a key lever for governing data centre development amid surging demand that could reach 40% of the province's peak electricity capacity.

Depuis le lancement de ChatGPT d’OpenAI à la fin de 2022, l’intelligence artificielle (IA) est rapidement passée d’une technologie faisant l’objet de projets pilotes expérimentaux à un levier opérationnel essentiel pour de nombreuses sociétés ouvertes.

Since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly evolved from experimental pilot programs to a core operational input for many publicly traded companies.[

Le gouvernement fédéral canadien propose des réformes majeures en matière de protection de la vie privée et de cybersécurité, incluant le projet de loi C-36 qui modernise le cadre législatif pour les entreprises. Comment ces changements transformeront-ils les obligations des organisations canadiennes en matière de consentement, de transparence et de gouvernance des données?

A cyber incident in defence manufacturing is rarely just an IT problem. It can quickly become a customer, contractual, and reputational problem.

Canada's securities regulators have issued updated cybersecurity guidance after reviewing financial firms' AI model practices, revealing that most companies lack adequate written policies to protect against AI-related cyber threats. The findings highlight critical gaps in cybersecurity preparedness as organizations increasingly integrate AI into their business processes, raising important questions about how companies can effectively safeguard their intellectual property and confidential information in an e

Let’s start with the basics. Most client security questionnaires are not trying to turn your firm into a technology company. They are trying to understand whether you have the fundamentals in place.

On June 15, 2026, Evan Solomon, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, introduced Bill C-36,[1] which enacts the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA), marking the third attempt in six years to reform Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law after two previous bills died on the Order Paper. Like 2020’s Bill C-11 and 2022’s Bill C-27 before it, Bill C-36 replaces Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) with new legislation (the PPCDA) that codifies PIPEDA’s principles.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) recently released a significant report concerning widespread unauthorized access to taxpayer information held by the CRA.