Information Technology
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May 16, 2025
Competition Bureau releases 2025-26 annual plan, builds on legislative changes
The Competition Bureau has released its annual plan for 2025-26, saying it will continue to build on previous legislative changes aimed at enhancing competition, especially in the face of “rapid shifts in trade, market dynamics and technology.”
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May 16, 2025
Ontario case highlights human oversight function in generative AI which cannot be ignored: law prof
An Ontario judge has criticized a lawyer for the apparent use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in a factum which provided several incorrect case citations, and legal experts are saying the judge's admonishments highlight the need for human oversight of AI and increased attention to the guidance provided by law societies and courts on the use of the technology by legal professionals.
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May 14, 2025
Alberta court upholds privacy commissioner’s order effectively banning Clearview AI
U.S.-based facial recognition technology giant Clearview AI has been dealt another legal setback in Canada with an Alberta court decision upholding an effective ban on the company’s activities in the province.
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May 14, 2025
B.C. court issues arrest warrant, rejects blogger’s anti-SLAPP bid in defamation case
The B.C. Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for a blogger who allegedly published a number of defamatory statements claiming that a family-owned Okanagan business and its associates were involved in human trafficking, terror financing and organized crime.
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May 14, 2025
New OBA portal aims to match lawyers with pro bono opportunities
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has launched a new portal aimed at matching lawyers looking for opportunities to give back with organizations that need their help.
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May 13, 2025
Federal Court: Competition Bureau may seek s. 11 examinations as part of Rogers investigation
The Federal Court has dismissed a motion to set aside an order compelling two individuals to be examined by the Competition Bureau in relation to an investigation into the marketing of Rogers Communications’ infinite mobile data plans.
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May 13, 2025
New Carney Liberal Cabinet puts many lawyers on front benches in critical federal leadership roles
Lawyers who were key Cabinet members in Justin Trudeau's erstwhile minority Liberal government have assumed dominant roles in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new 29-member Liberal Cabinet.
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May 13, 2025
Proposed privacy breach class action launched by RCMP officers dismissed by Federal Court
The Federal Court has dismissed a proposed class action brought by two members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who alleged that their privacy rights were violated by unauthorized recordings of their conversations during a 2017 investigation.
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May 12, 2025
Alberta government contravened access to information law, information commissioner’s report finds
An investigation by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has found that the province’s government bodies have refused information access requests in contravention of provincial access-to-information legislation.
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May 12, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal: Copyright Board exceeded jurisdiction in tariff redetermination
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the Copyright Board of Canada exceeded its authority by making additional changes to retransmission royalties beyond what the court had ordered it to reconsider.