May 14, 2026
Canadian private sector organizations are subject to a combination of compliance requirements under federal and provincial privacy laws. These laws share some common features but also some differences. One privacy obligation that varies across jurisdictions is when an organization is required to notify the applicable regulatory authority of a privacy breach event. A privacy breach refers to those events that result in the loss of unauthorized access to, or unauthorized disclosure of, personal information.
May 14, 2026
The Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification is not a single checkbox. It is a tiered structure, and the level that applies to your organization depends on what information you handle and the nature of the work involved.
May 14, 2026
Third parties almost never get a seat at the arbitration table, but every so often an employee insists on weighing in against their own union — and is sometimes granted standing to speak or be represented, usually with respect to interests that may be against their union. However, the right to speak may (or may not) come with an obligation to pay arbitration costs.
May 14, 2026
During my more than 20 years as a member of the parole board, it was normal (not required) that after a hearing had ended (no further questions from the panel members), the chair of that panel would ask the parole officer who had presented the case whether they had any comments that flowed from the hearing process.
May 14, 2026
Appeals by Rogers Communications Inc. and Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (collectively, Rogers) from two Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decisions. The decisions concerned Rogers’ carriage of three Corus Entertainment Inc. (Corus) discretionary channels.
May 13, 2026
In a case that has now twice been overturned, the Federal Court has remitted the matter of an individual’s eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) back to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a third review.
May 13, 2026
Case planning conferences and judicial management conferences in civil and family proceedings in British Columbia will now, by default, be held by videoconference, according to a May 13 release.
May 13, 2026
Ontario’s highest court has turned back a challenge by more than 400 current and former health care workers who were disciplined or dismissed because of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The workers were challenging the dismissal of their claim by an Ontario Superior Court judge, who said it was both an abuse of process and disclosed no reasonable cause of action.
May 13, 2026
Toronto-based employment and workplace human rights law firm Rubin & Co. LLP has begun operating under its new name. The firm succeeds Rubin Thomlinson LLP, which ceased operating under that name on April 30 after more than 20 years in practice.
May 13, 2026
Dentons has welcomed Kamil Umar back to the firm as a partner in its national real estate group in Calgary.