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Navigating AI’s Impact on Advertising, Marketing and Intellectual Property

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As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to shape advertising and marketing, it intersects with key areas of law-competition, consumer protection, privacy, and intellectual property (IP). In Canada, these are governed by competition and copyright legislation, and industry codes. Global regulations, including EU and Colorado AI legislation, further frame how businesses should approach AI usage. In this episode of In Focus, Baker McKenzie’s Adam Aft, co-lead of our North America Technology Transactions team, joins Sarah Mavula and Mike Rubinger to discuss the practical…

In Artificial Intelligence

Join us in Toronto October 11 for our Generative AI – Harnessing the Power and Mitigating Risk Breakfast Symposium

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Special thanks to our Baker McKenzie speakers Jim Holloway, Theo Ling and Usman Sheikh, and Industry Leaders Mark Crestohl, Senior Counsel, Accenture, Diana Drappel, Assistant General Counsel, Royal Bank of Canada, Levin Karg, Manager, Modernizing Regulation, Office of Economic Growth & Innovation, Ontario Securities Commission, and Raees Nakhuda, Senior Counsel, Thomson Reuters. Baker McKenzie is pleased to invite you to a breakfast symposium exploring the legal ramifications of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution with esteemed industry leaders from Accenture, the Royal Bank of Canada, Thomson…

In Data Privacy

Data Protection Day – Key developments and trends for 2023

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28 January 2023 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Global Data Privacy and Security Team is pleased to present this special edition update of key data protection and privacy developments and trends across the globe, as well summarising future legislative changes, predictions, and enforcement priorities to look out for during 2023.…

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OPC-Funded Study Calls for Stricter Data Privacy Regulation of Commercial Virtual Healthcare Services in Canada

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In Fall 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published a study it had funded on the privacy implications of direct-to-patient commercial virtual care platforms (VCPs) in Canada, technologies that allow healthcare practitioners to provide healthcare services to patients remotely. While the study does not constitute binding law or guidance, it is nonetheless noteworthy for operators of VCPs because (1) it identifies practices by commercial operators that the study describes as problematic…

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Bill 88: Lessons Learned from Developing Electronic Monitoring Policies in Ontario

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Since October 11, 2022, employers who electronically monitor their employees with more than 25 employees in Ontario have been required to have a written electronic monitoring policy in place pursuant to Ontario’s Employment Standards act, 2000 (“ESA”), as amended by Ontario’s Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (“Bill 88”). However, employers have largely been left to decide how best to introduce and structure these policies given the recency of the law. Some common questions…

In Data Privacy

Watch out, GDPR: Canada Proposes Strict New Privacy Law Framework Backed by Significant Fines

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On November 17, 2020, Canada introduced new federal privacy legislation, Bill C-11, to codify the framework introduced by the government’s Digital Charter, which proposed enhancements to Canadian privacy laws in response to the rapidly expanding online economy. If adopted, new legislation, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (“CPPA”), will effectively replace the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act as Canada’s main privacy law and create one of the strictest data protection regimes in the world,…

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Contact Tracing Apps in Canada: Province of Alberta launches, and Federal Government Announces Nationwide Initiative

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On May 1, 2020, the Province of Alberta launched ABTraceTogether, an Android and iOS compatible contact tracing app users voluntarily download for tracing and notifying users who may have been exposed to COVID-19. ABTraceTogether is used by Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) to supplement manual contact tracing completed by public health officials. ABTraceTogether was announced just prior to the issuance in May 2020 of joint guidance by the federal and provincial privacy commissioners…

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Bill 64 and its Proposed Amendments to Quebec’s Privacy Laws

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On June 12, 2020, the government of Quebec introduced Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information. The Bill proposes to modernize the existing framework applicable to the protection of personal information by amending various public, and private sector Quebec laws, to align closer with the requirements under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the European General Data Protection Regulation. The Act respecting…

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Cloud Computing Forecast and Perspective in Canada: Sunny, with a Chance of Growth

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While the benefits of cloud computing have been well documented in recent years, volatile conditions currently experienced as a result of COVID-19 have further highlighted the flexibility inherent in the use of cloud infrastructure. Market reports estimate that the global impact of COVID-19 on cloud market size is expected to increase from USD 233 billion in 2019 to USD 295 billion by 2021[1]. Similarly, in a recent industry survey on cloud usage, more than 50%…

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Ontario Amends the Personal Health Information Protection Act

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On March 25, 2020, Ontario enacted significant amendments to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). The changes create a more robust enforcement mechanisms and increased regulation of the use of electronic health records. Some amendments took effect immediately upon enactment, while others will come into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor. Notable changes to PHIPA that took effect immediately upon enactment include: a new enforcement regime allowances for the…

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