Information Technology
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November 18, 2025
Highly skilled immigrants most likely to leave Canada: report
Highly educated and skilled immigrants are the most likely to leave Canada within five years of landing, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) released on Nov. 18.
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November 12, 2025
Canada targets Russia’s drone program, cyber infrastructure in new sanctions package
Canada has announced new sanctions on Russia targeting individuals and entities involved in Russia’s drone program and cyber infrastructure used in hybrid warfare with Ukraine, according to a release issued on Nov. 12.
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November 10, 2025
The Guardians case: A cautionary tale in seeking interlocutory relief
When two of Canada’s largest providers of inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction services clashed over the use of the term “GUARDIANS,” the plaintiffs sought an interlocutory injunction from the Federal Court. This decision highlights the formidable legal hurdles applicants face (Schlegel Health Care Inc. v. Edgewood Health Network Inc., 2025 FC 1639).
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November 06, 2025
Information regulators urge governments to strengthen transparency to combat misinformation
Federal, provincial and territorial information regulators have urged governments and public institutions across Canada to modernize access to information laws, proactively disclose records and safeguard the integrity of public information in a joint resolution signed on Nov. 5.
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November 05, 2025
Proposed settlement of $4M reached in data breach class action
A proposed settlement of over $4 million has been reached in a class action alleging that class members, who were customers of the password management site LastPass, were affected in a data security breach reported by the company in August 2022.
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November 03, 2025
Privacy commissioners join global sweep on children’s data protection
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and its provincial counterparts have joined the 2025 Global Privacy Enforcement Network privacy sweep, in which more than 30 data protection and privacy authorities globally will examine websites and mobile applications commonly used by children.
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October 30, 2025
Exclusive: Chief Justice Crampton reflects on Federal Court’s successes and ongoing challenges
As he steps down today from the diversified and expert bench he’s recruited over the past 14 years, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton says he’s confident about the national trial court’s future, even though the full implementation of the court’s “digital shift” awaits the necessary funding from Ottawa.
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October 30, 2025
Court denies certification of proposed Facebook data breach class action
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied the certification of a proposed class action alleging data breaches by Facebook due to an unworkable class definition.
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October 28, 2025
CJ Crampton says Federal Court ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose costs on lawyers for undisclosed GenAI use
Counsel who “thumb their noses” at the Federal Court’s requirement to disclose any and all generative AI they used to create court filings will find that the national trial court “won’t hesitate” to ding them with personal costs or initiate contempt proceedings, warns Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton.
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October 28, 2025
Quebec Superior Court launches AI pilot project
The Superior Court of Quebec has given the green light to a sandboxed pilot project that allows some 20 judges to use artificial intelligence to help them with documentary and legislative research, translations and draft judgments. But the initiative draws the line at decision-making or deliberative undertakings, a conservative approach that has earned plaudits from legal observers.