The agenda for this call will include:
- A legislative update, including Canada's anti-spam legislation and a private sector privacy bill introduced in Manitoba
- An overview of recent privacy jurisprudence, including:
- A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision on the constitutionality of applying Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act to the collection and use of personal information at a picket line.
- The Supreme Court of Canada's hearing of R. v. Cole (on warrantless computer searches).
- An overview of recent Canadian privacy regulatory releases, including the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's new interpretations document on the definition and scope of "Commercial Activity".
Our Monthly Privacy Call is a telephone conference led by Adam Kardash and our team of privacy professionals. We offer updates on emerging issues and notable developments in Canadian privacy and information management. Due to time constraints, there will be no questions taken during the call. If there is anything you are interested in having us cover on one of our future calls, please email us at
info@accessprivacy.com.