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AccessPrivacy Monthly Call: The Privacy Law Year in Review

In this special edition of the Monthly Privacy Call, the partners from Osler's national Privacy and Data Management group covered critical...

The rise of the machines: agentic AI

The rise of LLMs and the innovation they unlock means 2026 will be the year of agentic AI.

EHG Privacy 101: lessons learned from the information security trenches

Organizations of every size and sector face a rapidly evolving and increasingly sophisticated information-security threat landscape giving rise to...

AccessPrivacy Workshop: the OPC’s Exploratory Consultation on the Development of a Children’s Privacy Code 

A public consultation has been commenced by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to solicit stakeholder input on the OPC's...

EHG Privacy 101: data governance and getting ready for diligence

Our second session in our EHG Privacy 101 webinar series is designed to support early-stage and high-growth ventures in navigating the evolving...

Québec’s privacy regulator prohibits retailer’s use of facial recognition for loss prevention

On February 18, 2025, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (the CAI) issued a decision prohibiting a major grocery and pharmacy...

Honouring Canadian privacy trailblazers on International Women’s Day

In honour of International Women’s Day, we take the opportunity to reflect on the achievements of women who have shaped the field of privacy in...

Québec privacy commissioner continues to set high bar for biometric data processing: lessons for businesses

Québec privacy regulators continue enforcement action against companies that use facial recognition and other biometric identification technologies.

Privacy and data-related law reform to continue in 2025

A growing array of privacy and data obligations are being introduced in sector-specific and other legislative proposals.