2025
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Québec introduces Bill 109 on discoverability of French-language content on digital platforms
Éloïse Gratton July 1, 2025
On May 21, 2025, Québec’s Minister of Culture et des Communications (Minister) tabled Bill 109, An Act to affirm the cultural sovereignty of Québec and to enact the Act respecting the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment (the Bill). The Bill would impose French-language content discoverability and interface requirements and quotas on “digital […] Read more
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Les exigences du Québec en matière d’anonymisation un an plus tard : leçons et questions en suspens pour les entreprises
Éloïse Gratton May 8, 2025
Entré en vigueur le 30 mai 2024[1], le Règlement sur l’anonymisation des renseignements personnels [PDF] du Québec (le Règlement sur l’anonymisation) prévoit des exigences particulières pour l’anonymisation des renseignements personnels en vertu de la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé (la Loi sur le privé ou la Loi)[2]. Près d’un an plus tard, demeurent en suspens des questions clés […] Read more
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Québec’s anonymization requirements one year later: lessons and lingering questions for businesses
Éloïse Gratton May 8, 2025
On May 30, 2024, Québec’s Regulation respecting the anonymization of personal information [PDF] (the Québec Anonymization Regulation) came into force,[1] setting out specific requirements for the anonymization of personal information under the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (the Québec Privacy Act).[2] Nearly a year later, key questions remain regarding the scope and application of […] Read more
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IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2025 (Toronto May 12 -13)
Éloïse Gratton May 6, 2025
I will be presenting IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2025 (Toronto May 12 -13) on the following panels: Monday May 12: “Decoding Québec Act 25” with Chantal Bernier (10h45am – Osgoode Ballroom, Lower Concourse) While most amendments proposed by Act 25 related to the protection of personal information in the private sector have been in effect […] Read more
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OPC launches new tool to assess if a privacy breach poses a real risk of significant harm
Éloïse Gratton March 26, 2025
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has released today a tool that organizations can use if they have experienced a privacy breach to assess if the breach has created a real risk of significant harm to an individual (in which case they must report the privacy breach to the OPC). This tool […] Read more
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La Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec interdit à un détaillant d’utiliser la reconnaissance faciale comme outil de prévention des pertes
Éloïse Gratton March 25, 2025
Le 18 février 2025, la Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (la CAI) a rendu une décision interdisant à une grande chaîne d’épiceries et de pharmacies de lancer son projet pilote de reconnaissance faciale, qui visait à prévenir le vol à l’étalage et la fraude dans ses établissements. Alors que l’utilisation de la vidéosurveillance est une pratique courante dans […] Read more
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Québec’s privacy regulator prohibits retailer’s use of facial recognition for loss prevention
Éloïse Gratton March 20, 2025
On February 18, 2025, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (the CAI) issued a decision prohibiting a major grocery and pharmacy chain from deploying its proposed facial recognition pilot project, which was aimed at preventing shoplifting and fraud in its stores. While the use of video surveillance is a common practice in retail settings in Québec, […] Read more
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Hommage aux pionnières canadiennes dans le domaine de la protection de la vie privée à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes
Éloïse Gratton March 6, 2025
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes, mon associée Joanna et moi profitons de l’occasion pour nous pencher sur les réalisations de celles qui ont façonné le domaine de la protection de la vie privée au Canada. Ces femmes inspirantes ont non seulement fait face à des obstacles, mais sont devenues des championnes du […] Read more
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Honouring Canadian privacy trailblazers on International Women’s Day
Éloïse Gratton March 6, 2025
In honour of International Women’s Day, my partner Joanna and I have taken the opportunity to reflect on the achievements of women who have shaped the field of privacy in Canada. These inspiring women have not only broken barriers but have become champions of privacy rights and gender equity. Their journeys through the privacy profession […] Read more
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Worried About Privacy with Vehicle Data Collection?
Éloïse Gratton February 4, 2025
If you are interested in privacy issues pertaining to cars and the type of information that they may be collecting, you may be interested in my interview by Christine Van Geyn from The News Forum which is now available online. Read more