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Law 25 – CAI’s Enforcement – What’s first?

What will the CAI Enforcement Priorities be? Bill 64, also known as the Act to Modernize Legislative Provisions Respecting the Protection of Personal Information, was introduced by the Quebec government to update privacy laws and strengthen the protection of personal information. It aims to align the province’s legislation with modern challenges in data protection and […]

New Business Obligations For Using Personal Data

Quebec passed Law 25 (known as Bill 64) in September 2021 bringing it into force over a stages. This September brings almost all of the new obligations into force, for all businesses who maintain a National data database. This does not mean you have to have a Quebec office for this tough new law to […]

Québec’s Law 25 and Privacy By Design: 5 Things to Remember When Configuring Information Systems

The bulk of the “Law 25” amendments to Québec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (“PPIPS”) take effect on September 22, 2023. In a previous post, we discussed the internal policies and practices these amendments require. This post focusses on four information systems configurations Québec businesses must respect to comply with Law […]

December 16, 2022
By Roland Hung
Bill 64, Privacy
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A Year in Review 2022 – Top Five Privacy Developments in Canada

It has been an eventful year for privacy law in Canada. In 2022, the Canadian privacy landscape saw significant changes, as stakeholders at all levels recognized the need to keep up with a data-driven world. This article summarizes the top five recent developments that businesses and stakeholders should be aware of. Bill C-27 Attempts to […]

An Evolving Digital Privacy Landscape—Comparing the Federal Bill C-27’s CPPA to Quebec’s Bill 64

Introduction The Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information[1] (“Bill 64”) received royal assent on September 22, 2021, introducing amendments to the privacy regime and the framework governing the use and collection of personal information (“PI”) by public and private sector privacy laws in Quebec. Meanwhile, on June 16, 2022, the federal […]

August 25, 2022
By Derek Lackey
Bill 64
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Are You Ready For Bill 64?

On September 22, 2022, the first set of amendments from Bill 64, specifically to Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Quebec Privacy Act) will come into force. Although most amendments will come into force in September 2023, we wanted to highlight some key new obligations for all enterprises who […]

Bill 64 – Documenting compliance records

On July 6, 2022, Derek Lackey and David McInerney conducted a coffee session to discuss the new documentation obligations for organizations of all sizes and types under Bill 64. These new data protection & privacy laws require all organizations to DOCUMENT and PROVE their compliance with the law. As most organizations have not been required […]

Implementing a Confidentiality Incident Reporting Plan

June 8, 2022 @ 11:00AM EST Sections 3.5 – 3.8 of the revised ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR require all organizations who use personal data and maintain a National database in Canada to implement a security and privacy breach reporting plan, complete with a log of all breaches. This […]

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