Canadian Breach Notification Requirements Take Effect November 1

By Melinda L. McLellan and Julie Hein on April 25, 2018 Posted in Data Breach Notification Laws, Data Security Incident Response

On April 18, 2018, the Canadian government published long-awaited Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations specifying the requirements for notifying the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of data breaches that pose a “real risk of significant harm.” The Regulations will come into force on November 1. As we previously reported, the Digital Privacy Act, … Continue Reading

Canada Moves Forward with Mandatory Federal Security Breach Notification Law

By Melinda L. McLellan on June 23, 2015 Posted in Data Breach Notification Laws, International Privacy Law

On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Minister of Industry announced that the Digital Privacy Act, which amends Canada’s foundational Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), has received royal assent and is now law. Although the Act contains a number of provisions that are likely to impact organizations doing business in Canada, certain key … Continue Reading

International Privacy – 2013 Year in Review – Canada

By BakerHostetler on December 30, 2013 Posted in International Privacy Law

Authors: Gonzalo Zeballos, James Sherer, and Alan Pate This fall, Canadian Parliament failed to pass proposed amendments to its federal privacy law that would impose a mandatory breach notification requirement. Bill C-12, originally introduced in 2010 and reintroduced in 2011, seeks to amend Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to include breach … Continue Reading