Information Technology
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June 17, 2025
Federal information commissioner singles out three departments for criticism in annual report
Information Commissioner of Canada Caroline Maynard says the Department of National Defence (DND), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) remain among the worst performing federal departments when it comes to information transparency.
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June 17, 2025
23andMe data breach a ‘cautionary tale’ for all organizations, warns OPC
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has warned that the global data breach at 23andMe serves as a “cautionary tale for all organizations about the importance of data protection in an era of growing cyberthreats.”
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June 16, 2025
Canadian IP Office advances online tools, cuts application backlog: report
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has tabled its 2023–2024 annual report in Parliament noting progress it made in that fiscal year, including developing over 200 online intellectual property (IP) tools.
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June 16, 2025
Privacy watchdog: Vending machine cameras at University of Waterloo breached privacy law
The University of Waterloo violated the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) by using smart vending machines on campus that captured users’ facial images without consent or proper notice, the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has ruled.
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June 12, 2025
Supreme Court to decide if Facebook broke privacy law in disclosing users’ data to third-party apps
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear Facebook’s appeal from a lower court’s ruling that the platform shared users’ personal information with third-party applications on its platform, without providing adequate privacy safeguards or obtaining meaningful consent to disclose users’ personal data — in breach of the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
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June 12, 2025
BCSC aims to fight investment scams targeting elderly with new ringtones
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has launched a new ad campaign using custom ringtones to help seniors and their families avoid investment scams.
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June 11, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds lower court decision denying Amazon drivers’ $250M class action
In a victory for Amazon Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision rejecting a proposed $250-million class-action lawsuit against the online retailing giant by 73,000 delivery drivers over alleged breach of employment contracts.
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June 10, 2025
Canada’s top judge declares ‘in this country, the rule of law is non-negotiable’
Lawyers, as officers of the court, have a professional “responsibility and obligation” to defend the rule of law and the independence of the bar and judiciary against attacks, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner said at his annual news conference in Ottawa.
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June 10, 2025
Competition Bureau opens consultation on algorithmic pricing
The Competition Bureau has published a new discussion paper titled “Algorithmic Pricing and Competition” and is calling for public consultation on the matter.
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June 10, 2025
OPC’s annual report: Actions, frustrations with AI, digital data
On June 5, 2025, the federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, delivered his office’s annual report to Parliament, titled “Prioritizing privacy in a data-driven world.” The report contains a comprehensive summary of the activities of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) over the year ending March 31, 2025, under its legislative jurisdictions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Privacy Act.