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January 21, 2020 Occasional Contributors Accessibility Standards, Business and Legal Issues, IT, Privacy and Security, Web design and Management,
As 2020 begins, we are already looking forward to the end of the year and to 2021. There are two key deadlines coming up under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”):
accessibility, accessibility policy, accessible recruitment process, accessible web content, AODA accessibility standards compliance reporting, web content accessibility guidelines, workplace emergency response
November 19, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Finance and Accounting, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Web design and Management,
This information bulletin addresses the language requirements pertaining to display, in a language other than French, of trademarks on real estate in Quebec.
Charter of the French Language, intellectual property, language requirements, trademarks
October 11, 2018 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Finance and Accounting, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Web design and Management
The Canadian Copyright Act does not identify video games as a specific type of work and the courts have not directly stated what type of “work” video games fall under, but the courts have recognized that video games are protected under copyright.
Copyright Act, intellectual property, video games
October 1, 2018 Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) Corporate Administration, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Social Media/Social Networking, Web design and Management
British Airways’ experience described in this article underscores that cybersecurity is important, and Canadian entities preparing for mandatory security breach reporting and notification coming into force soon can take lessons from British Airways’ response to a security breach.
Apolone Gentles, British Airways security breach, Cybersecurity, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, OPC, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, Privacy Commissioner, security-breach
July 10, 2018 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, IT, Privacy and Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Web design and Management
The Quebec Court of Appeal reaffirmed the jurisprudence as to the constitutional validity of provisions requiring the joint or predominant use of French in Québec in respect of commercial advertising, packaging and publications, including websites.
Charter of French Language, French language, French language laws, language requirements
May 16, 2018 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Software Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance, Systems Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposal, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
You have to have sponsorship from the CEO and throughout the company to really understand and diagnose IT risks, data security risks and business risks, and then prioritize them.
business risk, Cybersecurity, data security, technology risk, technology-related risk
May 2, 2018 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Accounting Systems and Controls, Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Payroll and Personnel Management, Privacy Compliance and Management, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
We want all decision-makers to consider all the potential consequences of their decision (in fact, all the potential consequences for each option on the table) before making an informed and intelligent judgment. What if the quality of decision-making was a significant factor in assessing performance? Thus affecting compensation and career progression. This idea could help drive effective risk management.
addressing risks, business risk, decision-making, decision-making process, drive effective risk management, enterprise objectives, performance appraisals, risk, risk to objectives
April 27, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Anti-spam, Do-not-Call, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, E-Commerce, IT, Privacy and Security, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently updated its information and guidance on recording of customer telephone calls to bring it up to date, make it web-friendly and responsive for user feedback.
call centre, Customer service, implied consent, Internal Controls, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy law, Recording customer calls, telemarketing
January 30, 2018 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, IT, Privacy and Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Web design and Management
On December 20, 2017, in 156158 Canada inc. v. Attorney General of Québec, 2017 QCCA 2055, the Québec Court of Appeal confirmed the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Québec Charter of the French Language (the CFL) that require the joint or predominant use of French in commercial advertising, packaging and publications, including websites.
canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Charter of French Language, exemptions from language requirements, language requirements, Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
August 1, 2017 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, Defamation, IT, Privacy and Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
This article aims to situate the debate on the right to be forgotten in light of three major precedents, which apparently evolved in isolation (in different provinces, distinct jurisdictions) and yet have everything in common. Indeed, the right to be forgotten is perhaps not as bare as we have been told; we might even go so far as to say that, for the moment, it has a three-piece suit tailor-made in Canada.
A.T. v. Globe24h.com, Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, C.L. c. BCF Avocats d'affaires, Civil Code of Quebec, Commission d'acces a l'information du Quebec, correcting online search results, Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act, delisting, delisting search results, Equustek Solutions Inc v. Google, Equustek Solutions Inc v. Jack, geographical scope of delisting, google indexing, lesser right to delist, online indexing, online reputation, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, privacy infringement, Private Sector Act, Regulations Specifying Publicly Available Information, right to be forgotten, scope of delisting, territorial scope of delisting
June 8, 2017 Occasional Contributors Anti-spam, Do-not-Call, Board of Directors, Process and Responsibilities, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Corporate Administration, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Not for Profit, Privacy Compliance and Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Social Media/Social Networking, Software Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance, Systems Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposal, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
The Canadian federal government has announced that it has suspended the coming into force of the private right of action under Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL), originally scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2017.
anti-spam law, Canada's anti-spam legislation, CASL, class actions, electronic messages, email, private right of action, private right of action suspended, spam
June 1, 2017 Occasional Contributors Anti-spam, Do-not-Call, Board of Directors, Process and Responsibilities, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Corporate Administration, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Not for Profit, Privacy Compliance and Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Social Media/Social Networking, Software Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance, Systems Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposal, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
On July 1, 2017, the private right of action under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) will come into force.
anti-spam law, Canada's anti-spam legislation, CASL, class actions, spam
May 29, 2017 Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® Accounting Systems and Controls, Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Software Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance, Systems Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposal, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
I’m a big fan of artificial intelligence. The older I get, the more I appreciate that real intelligence needs all the help it can get. Corporate ethics and compliance officers, however, need to pause before betting big on AI as a solution to all our needs.
AI, AI programs, artificial intelligence, big data, compliance officers, due diligence
May 26, 2017 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Social Media/Social Networking, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
Is operating a website that provides links to torrent websites which facilitates unauthorized downloading of musical works a criminal offence? If so, can the operator of such sites expect jail time as punishment for this crime? In a recent decision of the English and Wales Court of Appeal, the accused, Mr Evans, was convicted of two offences of distributing infringing copies of musical works and was sentenced to 12 months in prison for these crimes.
copyright, Copyright Act, distributing infringing copies of works, Evans, infringing copies
May 19, 2017 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Anti-spam, Do-not-Call, Board of Directors, Process and Responsibilities, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Competition, Corporate Administration, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Not for Profit, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Social Media/Social Networking, Software Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance, Systems Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposal, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
While much has been written about the impending CASL private rights of action, less has been said about the new private right of action CASL will tack on to the Competition Act for misrepresentations in electronic messages.
CASL, Competition Act, electronic messages, private right of action
