Privacy

The Alberta government begin reviewing the province’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) in January 2024. PIPA is substantially equivalent to federal privacy law PIPEDA, meaning that it ...Learn More

Federal Bill C-59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, proposed a new Digital Services Tax (DST) as well as comprehensive reforms to the Canadian Competition Act. RCC raised several ...Learn More

Federal Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act 2022, will implement major changes to Canadian privacy and data governance if it passes. The bill includes a comprehensive new privacy law, th...Learn More

The term “biometrics” is often used to refer generally to data from fingerprints, facial scans, keystrokes, gait and physical characteristics. When it comes to guidance, more detailed and precise ...Learn More

Retailers can be both users of generative AI and authors and/or owners of copyright-protected works. RCC commented on a federal consultation in this area earlier in 2024. We suggested that the followi...Learn More

As the demand for sustainability reporting grows, businesses increasingly recognize the importance of accurate, traceable, and transparent data within the circular economy. This awareness has created ...Learn More

Generative AIs like Chat GPT pose novel benefits, as well as challenges. The federal government has released a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI following summer 2023 consultations and is no...Learn More

Last week, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia released findings on facial recognition (FRT) used for store security. Only 1 in 13 large BC retailers surveyed sa...Learn More

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is considering broad changes to the Competition Act, on which RCC has commented. The Competition Act generally applies to retailers nationall...Learn More

In mid-March 2023, the federal government released a companion document to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), one of three new laws proposed in the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 20...Learn More