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Mandatory vaccinations for employees: What are the issues?

While Canada is still in the early stages of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, given the limited availability and potential interruptions in vaccine...

Ontario Superior Court recognizes new cause of action addressing internet harassment

In Caplan v. Atas (Caplan), Justice Corbett took the extraordinary step of recognizing a new common law tort of internet harassment in response to an...

Canadian Federal Privacy Law Reform: Regulatory, Litigation and Financial Risks under the Proposed New Private Sector Privacy Statute – the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (Webinar)

In this webinar, Adam Kardash offers a snapshot summary of the main features of the new legislation, as well as the key legal and financial risks...

U.S. authorities release guidance on potential sanction violations for facilitating ransomware payments

Increasingly, companies may find themselves at the mercy of cyber-pirates and other hackers who, through improper means, seize control of information...

Canadian Federal Privacy Law Reform: Regulatory, Litigation and Financial Risks under the Proposed New Private Sector Privacy Statute – the Consumer Privacy Protection Act

Please join us on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, for a virtual “Lunch and Learn” with Adam Kardash, Partner and Chair of Osler’s National Privacy...

Canada’s new privacy legislative reform

On November 17th, 2020, the Federal government introduced a Bill, entitled the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (DCIA), proposing significant...

A year featuring a flurry of Canadian privacy legislative reform

Over the course of 2020, there was a flurry of legislative reform activity in the Canadian privacy arena.

2020 Legal Year in Review – Introduction

Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year like no other. Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects is a theme that flows through many of the...

COVID-19 class actions: Cautionary reminders from south of the border

Canadian companies have faced an unprecedented last few months in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent measures to contain its...

Supreme Court Majority alters framework for judicial reviews and statutory appeals

On December 19, 2019, the SCC issued its decisions in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov and Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney...