Information Technology
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September 29, 2025
Ontario privacy ruling a ‘wake-up call’ for hospitals, children’s aid societies: legal expert
An Ontario court has sided with the province’s information and privacy commissioner over notification requirements after separate data breaches at a Toronto hospital and a children’s aid society in the GTA, rejecting a narrower interpretation of the duty argued by both organizations.
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September 26, 2025
Ontario opening of the courts ceremony highlights digitization, reform of Rules of Civil Procedure
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
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September 23, 2025
TikTok broke privacy laws, collected children’s sensitive data: report
Canadian privacy authorities have found that TikTok breached federal and provincial privacy laws by collecting vast amounts of personal information, including biometric data, from Canadian users, including children, without obtaining meaningful consent.
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September 22, 2025
Federal regulators warn of privacy, copyright risks from AI-generated media
Canadian regulators are concerned that the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated synthetic media could increase the spread of disinformation and deceptive content, erode privacy and raise issues of copyright ownership and use.
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September 16, 2025
WeirFoulds adds 4 new associates
WeirFoulds LLP has welcomed four new lawyers: Mallory Cramp-Waldinsperger, Ethan Levy, Yatin Sidhu and Uyên Tran.
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September 12, 2025
New owner jurisprudence in section 45 proceedings: A fairer approach background
In a previous blog post, Section 45 proceedings and a Change in the Ownership of the Mark, we dealt with a decision of the Federal Court that considered the impact of the special circumstances exception in s. 45 proceedings where there has been a change in the ownership of the mark.
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September 09, 2025
Canada signs General Security of Information Agreement with Spain
The federal government has announced the signing of a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) with Spain.
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September 03, 2025
Ottawa concludes budget consultations covering tariffs, AI, affordable housing
The Department of Finance Canada announced on Sept. 3 that it has concluded nationwide consultations ahead of Budget 2025.
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September 03, 2025
Legal experts & advocates push PM Carney for urgent action to secure Canada’s ‘digital sovereignty’
Legal experts, advocacy organizations and prominent Canadians are asking Ottawa to urgently legislate and implement measures to counter the digital risks to Canada’s autonomy and democracy posed by artificial intelligence (AI), foreign interference and U.S. tech giants’ dominance of domestic digital infrastructure.
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September 02, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal allows Bell to amend counterclaim in $400M copyright dispute
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed Bell Canada to amend its counterclaim in a copyright dispute with a group of film studios, reversing a lower court’s decision to strike parts of Bell’s pleading alleging misuse of copyright enforcement without leave to amend.