Information Technology
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June 06, 2024
Feds table bill aimed at enabling patient access and efficient sharing of health-care data
The federal government has tabled a bill aimed at enabling Canadians to access their own health data and at facilitating the sharing of health data among health-care providers, according to a release by Health Canada
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June 06, 2024
Privacy Commissioner tables annual report on privacy protection initiatives
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has tabled his annual report in Parliament titled Trust, innovation, and protecting the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age. The 2023-24 report outlined “key activities and achievements” that his office used regarding the protection and promotion of Canadians’ fundamental right to privacy.
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June 06, 2024
Court rules password sharing for subscription constituted fair dealing in 'landmark decision'
In what one copyright law expert is describing as a huge win for copyright user rights in Canada, the Federal Court has found that Parks Canada employees who shared the password for a single account to access a subscription-based news site were engaged in fair dealing under the Copyright Act and did not infringe copyright law.
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June 06, 2024
B.C. court awards $15K per person for ICBC privacy breach that led to arson, shooting attacks
The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded $15,000 each in general non-pecuniary damages to B.C. residents impacted by a privacy breach in which a Crown corporation employee improperly accessed the personal information of 79 individuals and sold at least some of it to a criminal group.
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June 03, 2024
SCC’s Wagner urges vigilance, strong defence against false information, justice system attacks
Canada’s top judge says elected officials should not attack the justice system or the judiciary, based on false information that could shake public confidence.
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June 03, 2024
No need for new law of tort to deal with challenges posed by artificial intelligence: law institute
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become almost ubiquitous around the world in the past few years, with a concurrent fear of what effect new technology is going to have on people’s jobs. But a law reform institute in British Columbia is also saying more focus needs to be put on what effect AI has on the legal liability of increasingly capable autonomous machines.
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May 31, 2024
SCC gives guidance on interpreting exclusion clauses, applying standards of appellate review
The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified what is required for an exclusion clause in a contract of sale to exempt the seller from an implied condition under Ontario’s Sale of Goods Act (SGA) and has also clarified what standards of appellate review apply when trial courts interpret contracts involving implied statutory conditions.
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May 29, 2024
More Ontario schools, school boards join $4.5 billion lawsuit against social media giants
A number of school boards and private schools in Ontario have joined a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against tech giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok for allegedly disrupting student learning and the education system.
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May 27, 2024
Mastercard, Salesforce, Lenovo and five others sign Canada’s voluntary AI code of conduct
Mastercard, Salesforce, Lenovo and five other companies have signed on to Canada’s voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) code of conduct, which requires signatories to address and mitigate risks associated with deploying generative AI systems, according to a release.
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May 22, 2024
New sanctions aimed at Russia–N. Korea arms trade for weapons used in illegal war on Ukraine
Two Russians and six Russian entities are targeted by the latest sanctions Canada has imposed in response to the Putin regime’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.