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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 […]
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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 […]
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Bill 64 – Managing Consent

On May 18, 2022 David McInerney of Syrenis and I openingly discussed the requirement to managing consent introduced by Bill 64. With new data protection and privacy laws being passed in many jurisdictions around the world (including Bill 64 in Quebec), organizations choosing to use personal information to personalize their marketing efforts must be able […]
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CRTC CASL Enforcement Update

We can all help the CRTC enforce CASL. Report all of your spam messages to spam@fightspam.gc.ca. If we all forward our spam to the Spam Reporting Centre, the bad actors will pop up like tall poppies. The CRTC will know who to investigate for what and fines/undertakings/violations will follow when appropriate. Here are the Enforcement […]
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How does the GDPR affect email?

The GDPR requires organizations to protect personal data in all its forms. It also changes the rules of consent and strengthens people’s privacy rights. In this article, we’ll explain how to ensure GDPR email compliance. Email users send over 122 work-related emails per day on average, and that number is expected to rise. While we may […]
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Sorting out Bill 64

As a Privacy Professional it has been somewhat frustrating trying to sort out the new privacy landscape defined by Quebec’s Bill 64. The Bill itself makes changes to 21 different Acts, but the Act for the Private Sector (ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR or PPIPS) and the Public Bodies […]
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New PI Rules in Canada, Part I – CEOs are Accountable for Personal Information

Quebec passed Bill 64 in September 2021, dramtically updating the Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (“PPIPS”). Just as the California Consumer Privacy Act (2018) set a new National standard for the US, Quebec has set a new privacy standard for Canada. Most organizations who operate in Canada cannot have […]
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