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Monday, 06 April 2026 08:59
Consultation on long overdue Privacy Act reform promises a significant overhaulWritten by Teresa Scassa
Treasury Board Secretariat has published a discussion paper and launched a consultation into the long-overdue reform of the federal Privacy Act. The consultation is open until July 10, 2026. The Privacy Act, which came into force in 1983, has not had a significant overhaul since that time, although we have seen dramatic changes in how personal data are collected and used. The Privacy Act’s woeful state of disrepair is no secret. The statute has been…
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Monday, 30 March 2026 08:41
Canada's proposed AI Register: Some comments on design and contentWritten by Teresa Scassa
In November 2025, Canada’s Treasury Board Secretariat made available a minimum viable product AI register, intended to form the basis for a consultation on what a register of AI in use in the federal public sector should look like. This dataset is not meant to represent in form or content what the final product will look like. But it is a starting point for a discussion. The consultation closes on March 31, 2026. It is…
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Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada, 2nd EditionPublished in 2012 by CCH Canadian Ltd.
Intellectual Property for the 21st CenturyIntellectual Property Law for the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Approaches
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