Commentary Addressing Risks and Opportunities Through the Lifecycle of Data, Technology, Advertising and Innovation

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Authors: <a href="http://www.bakerlaw.com/gonzaloszeballos/">Gonzalo Zeballos</a>, <a href="http://www.bakerlaw.com/jamesasherer/">James Sherer</a>, and <a href="http://www.bakerlaw.com/alanmpate/">Alan Pate</a> This fall, Canadian Parliament failed to pass proposed amendments to its federal privacy law that would impose a <a href="http://www.bna.com/mandatory-data-breach-n17179877209/">mandatory breach notification requirement</a>. Bill C-12, originally introduced in 2010 and reintroduced in 2011, seeks to amend Canada&rsquo;s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to include breach notification obligations for companies doing business in Canada. On December 2, 2013, Canada&rsquo;s federal privacy commissioner of the past ten years, Jennifer Stoddart, <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/Exit+Interview+Privacy+Commissioner+Jennifer+Stoddart+tenure/9229678/story.html">stepped down from her position</a>. Some have speculated that any new commissioner, when appointed, might renew the push for a mandatory breach notification requirement in 2014 and other reforms of Canada&rsquo;s data privacy regime, the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/dashboard/three-key-agenda-items-canada-next-privacy-commissioner-203507800.html">Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)</a>.

International Privacy – 2013 Year in Review – Canada