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The Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (Bill C-36): key obligations and enforcement overview

A detailed examination of proposed changes to federal private-sector privacy law, including how it compares to existing legislation and previous Bill...

Monthly Privacy Call: Canadian Federal Private Sector Privacy Law Reform: Initial Reflections on the Proposed Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act

On Monday, June 15, the Federal government introduced a bill containing the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA), a proposed...

Osler x Women Funding Women: the 5 commercial contract terms that can kill a startup before it scales

In this session, Christine Jackson, partner, Technology and Retail, and Joanna Fine, partner, Privacy and Data Management breaks down the five...

AccessPrivacy Monthly Call: The Privacy Law Year in Review

In this special edition of the Monthly Privacy Call, the partners from Osler's national Privacy and Data Management group covered critical...

The rise of the machines: agentic AI

The rise of LLMs and the innovation they unlock means 2026 will be the year of agentic AI.

EHG Privacy 101: lessons learned from the information security trenches

Organizations of every size and sector face a rapidly evolving and increasingly sophisticated information-security threat landscape giving rise to...

AccessPrivacy Workshop: the OPC’s Exploratory Consultation on the Development of a Children’s Privacy Code 

A public consultation has been commenced by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to solicit stakeholder input on the OPC's...

EHG Privacy 101: data governance and getting ready for diligence

Our second session in our EHG Privacy 101 webinar series is designed to support early-stage and high-growth ventures in navigating the evolving...

Québec’s privacy regulator prohibits retailer’s use of facial recognition for loss prevention

The CAI has prohibited a major grocery and pharmacy chain from deploying its proposed facial recognition pilot project.

Honouring Canadian privacy trailblazers on International Women’s Day

We take the opportunity to reflect on the achievements of women who have shaped the field of privacy in Canada.