On February 28, Ontario issued Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, a first of its kind workplace electronic monitoring legislation requiring Ontario employers to give notice of “electronic monitoring.” Bill 88, will bring a new part to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the ESA) titled “Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring.” The ESA will require all employers […] Read more
Le 3 décembre 2021, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé le projet de loi n° 19, Loi sur les renseignements de santé et de services sociaux et modifiant diverses dispositions législatives (« Projet de loi n° 19 ») qui vise à établir un nouveau cadre juridique en matière de gestion des renseignements de santé et de services sociaux. Le […] Read more
Every year, the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) and EY publish their finding resulting from surveys relating to privacy governance received. This report is always a valuable tool for benchmarking privacy governance practices and understanding the current trends. The 2021 Annual Privacy Governance Report based on 473 surveys conducted was recently released. It examines […] Read more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed another class action in which the plaintiff used ‘intrusion upon seclusion’ to claim damages for a cyber attack. Justice Perell’s decision in Del Giudice v Thompson (Thompson) reinforces recent findings in similar cases where the intrusion upon seclusion tort was not upheld and organizations were not found vicariously liable […] Read more
A plastic surgeon alleged to have filmed his patients with surveillance cameras faced a privacy class action case. In G.C. v. Jugenburg (2021 ONSC 3119), the Ontario Superior Court certified a privacy breach class action against Dr. Martin Jugenburg, but declined to certify a class action for patients whose images were posted on the internet, published, or otherwise displayed […] Read more
On August 13, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released an updated Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting Advisory (Advisory) that imposes enhanced requirements for federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) regarding the prompt (within 24 hours or sooner if possible) reporting of technology and cybersecurity incidents to OSFI. The Advisory is effective immediately […] Read more
Dans cette première capsule de la série Justice + IA, je vous entretiens sur l’équilibre à atteindre pour favoriser l’innovation de l’IA (et le partage de données) afin de bénéficier des avantages liés à cette technologie tout en réduisant les risques d’atteintes au droit à la vie privée. À PROPOS DE JUSTICIA Afin de pérenniser […] Read more
Je suis ravie de partager le lien vers l’enregistrement de ma conférence “Comment protéger notre vie privée ?” TEDxUMontréal du 15 mai dernier. Je discute du fait que l’être humain a un désir instinctif de vie privée qui existe depuis toujours. J’explique pourquoi malgré le fait que la vie privée n’a rien de nouveau, il est très difficile […] Read more
L’Ontario a fait un pas important vers l’adoption d’une loi provinciale de protection de la vie privée dans le secteur privé. Le 17 juin dernier, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a déposé un livre blanc intitulé Modernisation de la protection de la vie privée en Ontario qui contient plusieurs propositions pour l’adoption d’une nouvelle loi. Avec ce livre […] Read more
Ontario has taken a significant step towards implementing private sector privacy legislation in the province. On June 17, it issued a white paper entitled Modernizing Privacy in Ontario that sets out a model for a new statute. The province aims to implement stronger protections than introduced by the federal government in its privacy reform bill, Bill C-11. […] Read more