On May 24, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada suspended its public consultation on transborder data flows following the announcement of the Digital Charter by the Canadian government. This blog entry provides an overview the developments.
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CIPL Supports APEC’s Privacy Work at Recent APEC Meetings in Chile with International Privacy Workshop
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During the week of February 25, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP participated in the meetings of the APEC Data Privacy Subgroup and Electronic Commerce Steering Group in Santiago, Chile. CIPL enjoys formal guest status and a seat at the table at these bi-annual APEC privacy meetings.…
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Canadian Regulator Issues Final Guidance on New Data Breach Reporting Requirements
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On October 29, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released final guidance regarding how businesses may satisfy the reporting and record-keeping obligations under Canada’s new data breach reporting law. …
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Canadian Regulator Seeks Public Comment on Breach Reporting Guidance
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As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is seeking public comment on recently released guidance intended to assist organizations with understanding their obligations under the federal breach notification mandate, which will take effect in Canada on November 1, 2018. …
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Canada Will Require Breach Notification November 1
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The Canadian government recently published a cabinet order stating that the effective date for breach notification provisions in the Digital Privacy Act would be November 1, 2018.…
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Canadian Privacy Commissioner Issues Report on Children’s Educational Apps
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Recently, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issued its 2017 Global Privacy Enforcement Network Sweep results, which focused on certain privacy practices of online educational tools and services targeted at classrooms. The OPC examined the privacy practices of two dozen educational websites and apps used by K-12 students.…
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CJEU Declares Envisaged EU-Canada Data Transfer Agreement Incompatible with EU Law
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On July 26, 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared that the envisaged EU-Canada agreement on the transfer of passenger name records interferes with the fundamental right to respect for private life and the right to the protection of personal data and is therefore incompatible with EU law in its current form.…
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Advocate General Advises Revision of PNR Agreement between EU and Canada
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On September 8, 2016, Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued his Opinion on the compatibility of the draft agreement between Canada and the EU on the transfer of passenger name record data with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. …
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Parliamentary Committee Approves Denham ICO Appointment
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On April 27, 2016, the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee confirmed Elizabeth Denham’s appointment as Information Commissioner. Denham, currently the Privacy and Information Commissioner for British Columbia, Canada, was announced as the UK Government’s preferred choice on March 22, 2016.…
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Canada Joins the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System
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On April 15, 2015, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Electronic Commerce Steering Group issued a press release announcing Canada’s participation in the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System.…
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