Ontario Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 (“Bill 190”) - the fifth iteration of Ontario’s Working for Workers acts – received Royal Assent on October 28, 2024. The new law includes a suite of amendments to various employment-related statutes, and legislative changes relevant to job posting information; informing candidates about certain prescribed information … [Read more...] about Working for Workers Five Act Receives Royal Assent
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LinkedIn now learns from your data
LinkedIn has automatically set “Use my data for training content creation AI models” to “ON” so that its AI can use everyone's content to train their AI tool. It’s unclear when that feature was invoked, and LinkedIn’s billion users might wonder why they’re surprised to learn about it. Many apps and platforms change terms without fanfare, and sometimes as part of an … [Read more...] about LinkedIn now learns from your data
Consent is About More Than Sex
Consent Awareness Week — September 16 to 20, 2024 — is a time to reflect on the devastating impact that gender-based and sexualized violence has on its victims. A Canadian Women’s Foundation study reveals an increase in understanding of consent from 2015. Sadly, the results also show that only 28 per cent of Canadians fully understanding what it … [Read more...] about Consent is About More Than Sex
Privacy preserving legislation to replace Bill C-63
MP Michelle Rempel Garner announced, on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada, that she will be tabling a comprehensive Bill designed to protect Canadians online while preserving their civil liberties. The new bill, to be introduced when Parliament opens next week, will serve as an alternative to Liberal Bill C-63, the “Online Harms Act”. (Click HERE to view press … [Read more...] about Privacy preserving legislation to replace Bill C-63
Modernizing Alberta’s Health Information Act
Alberta Health is undertaking "a focused consultation with stakeholders who support the health and wellness of Albertans…to inform possible amendments to the Health Information Act (HIA) to enable appropriate information sharing and health system refocusing.” The criteria to be used in determining what is "appropriate" information sharing have not been made public. In the … [Read more...] about Modernizing Alberta’s Health Information Act
Age Verification Consultation
In the face of mounting legislative efforts by Canadian and foreign lawmakers to impose age verification and age assurance requirements on online providers, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched an exploratory consultation to gather input on issues related to age assurance and privacy. Essential insights will address whether, how, and when online … [Read more...] about Age Verification Consultation
