Bienvenue à la toute première édition de l’infolettre Gouvernail des données de Blakes, une publication du groupe Protection de la vie privée et des données de Blakes. Cette infolettre a pour but d’effectuer un survol des…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Privacy
Le contexte économique actuel pourrait bien induire des changements dans les normes et les tendances relatives aux examens réalisés en vertu de la Loi sur la concurrence et de la Loi sur Investissement Canada) (la « LIC »)…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
On April 1, 2025, the Civil Rules Review (CRR) Working Group published its Phase 2 Consultation Paper (Paper) outlining its proposed framework for revamping Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules). If implemented, this new…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure
This bulletin summarizes key elements of recent employment-related bills passed in the Ontario legislature that will impact Ontario employers…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Welcome to Blakes Data Governor, a new publication of the Blakes Privacy & Data Protection group. Blakes Data Governor provides actionable insights and practical overviews of recent developments impacting privacy, cybersecurity,…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The current economic climate has the potential to reshape traditional norms and patterns for regulatory reviews under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act (ICA)…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
On April 23, 2025, in Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. Ari, the British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed a class action judgment awarding aggregate damages of C$15,000 per class member without proof of consequential…
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/ Civil Remedies, Constitutional Law, Privacy
On April 8, 2025, Quebec’s Minister of Finance, Eric Girard (Minister), tabled Bill 92, An Act to amend various provisions mainly with respect to the financial sector (Bill 92), before the province’s National Assembly…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Securities Law
Étant donné l’incertitude persistante qui règne sur les marchés et qui a entraîné un ralentissement des premiers appels publics à l’épargne (les « PAPE ») au Canada au cours du premier trimestre de 2025, les Autorités…
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/ Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
During the recruitment process, the collection of candidates’ personal information by employers plays an important role in assessing a potential employee’s profile and skills. In Quebec, this practice is governed by various…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
De nombreuses entreprises de services financiers sont tenues en vertu de lois et de règlements de vérifier l’identité de leurs clients. Il existe des outils technologiques novateurs qui simplifient le processus de vérification…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Le 26 mars 2025, le Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (le « CPVP ») a déployé, à l’intention des organisations, un outil d’autoévaluation du risque réel de préjudice grave à la vie privée (l’« outil »)…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
En mai 2024, Red Lobster Management LLC (« RL Management ») et quatorze membres de son groupe, y compris Red Lobster Canada Inc. (« Red Lobster Canada ») (collectivement, « Red Lobster »), ont entamé des procédures devant la…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
On March 26, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released a privacy breach real risk of significant harm assessment tool (Tool) for organizations…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is pausing its efforts to develop new and enhanced climate and diversity-related disclosure rules for public companies in Canada. This decision…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Securities Law
