Privacy Laws

• Canada, U.S. unveil plans to access, share data in criminal investigations

  Amid rapidly shifting geopolitical sands, Canada and the United States unveiled plans Wednesday to work more closely in the nebulous world of cybersecurity.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2022
  
• Commissioner finds Babylon health app not consistent with privacy guidelines

  Alberta's Privacy Commissioner has found that the Babylon by Telus Health app wasn't complying with the Health Information Act and Personal Information Protection Act.

  Consumer

  Jul 29, 2021
  
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• New privacy bill won’t fix Canada’s longstanding issues, critics say

  A new bill before Parliament won't fix Canada's many longstanding problems when it comes to protecting privacy, critics say.

  Politics

  May 20, 2021
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• Feds say RCMP will be able to participate in Clare’s Law in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  Regulatory changes have been made and privacy impact assessments are being finalized to ensure the RCMP's full participation in Clare's Law in both provinces.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2021
• Lexi Daken’s family meets another health-care roadblock: access to her medical file

  'It gives us a little bit of a feeling that something’s in there that they don’t want us to see,' says Shawna Betts, Lexi’s mom.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2021
• Tim Hortons’ mobile app under investigation for allegedly breaking privacy laws

  The investigation was triggered by numerous media reports about the app's privacy settings. 

  Tech

  Jun 29, 2020
• Proposed federal privacy changes could set back spy operations, CSIS warns

  CSIS expresses particular concern about defining personal information in the law in an overly broad way, potentially making the intelligence service's job more difficult.

  Canada

  May 17, 2020
• Trudeau open to ‘voluntary’ coronavirus tracking app but says privacy paramount

  'Canadians put a very high value on their privacy,' Trudeau said of coronavirus tracing apps.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2020
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• Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Babylon health app

  A notice saying Clayton "launched investigations" into the app was posted on the OIPC website Tuesday.

  Consumer

  Apr 21, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Could Alberta use smartphone apps to track patients, enforce quarantine?

  After Alberta's premier brought up the possibility of using smartphone apps to enforce quarantine orders, a former privacy commissioner and developer weigh in on balancing privacy and public health.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2020