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By Lauren Zeleschuk On March 30th, 2023, less than a month after being introduced to the legislature, the BC Government passed Bill C-12 and enacted ... Continued

By Lauren Zeleschuk and Abigail Choi In Canada, individuals affected by a privacy breach can and do commence legal actions for compensation associated with the ... Continued

On January 20, 2023, our Privacy group hosted a webinar to review everything you need to know about the updates to the Freedom of Information ... Continued

Major changes have been made to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). These changes substantially impact the way governments and public ... Continued

By Jeff Holowaychuk and Abigail Choi Following on from our recent article, the BC government has now released its Privacy Management Program Direction (“Direction”).  From ... Continued

By Jeff Holowaychuk and Abigail Choi From February 1, 2023, public bodies in BC will be required to comply with the mandatory privacy breach notification ... Continued

By Lauren Zeleschuk British Columbia’s public sector privacy legislation, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”) was amended on November 25, 2021. ... Continued

By Jeff Holowaychuk The amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) late last year ushered in a new era for ... Continued

By Scott Lamb Major changes are underway to privacy law in Canada, and in British Columbia some of these changes have already been made. On ... Continued

By Jeff Holowaychuk and Lauren Zeleschuk Almost two years since it was first introduced as Bill C-11, Parliament is once again considering the Digital Charter ... Continued