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- Ont CA finds compliance with a reasonable record retention policy weighs against unacceptable negligence finding
On September 15, the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed an appeal seeking a Charter remedy for lost evidence in a criminal matter. The Crown withdrew charges against the appellant after he absconded to the United States and was convicted on separate charges, making a return to Canada unlikely unt … Read more »
- System monitoring decision stresses employees’ informed choice
In December of last year, Arbitrator Abramsky upheld a grievance that challenged the reasonableness of system monitoring conducted by an employer, though only to the extent the employer’s workplace monitoring policy (which is required in Ontario) did not provide clear enough notice. She accepted the … Read more »
- IPC decision highlights issues about threat assessment and PHIPA application
On January 31, 2024, the IPC/Ontario ordered the Ontario Medical Association’s Physician Health Program to provide a complainant with access to a draft assessment report, though it permitted the OMA to withhold behavioral information collected in preparing the report. Many institutions have processe … Read more »
- Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act is back – seven points for designated operators
It is no surprise that the federal government has brought back its federal critical infrastructure cyber security bill, a bill labeled C-8 that will enact the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act. When the prior government first proposed this law in 2022 as bill C-26, its stated objective was to “a … Read more »
- Sask CA says how to interpret access rights, and addresses various standards for proof of harm
On January 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan held that Saskatchewan Government Insurance could rightly withhold a report that questioned an individual’s fitness to drive based on a Health Information Protection Act discretionary exemption that permits a trustee to refuse access if “disc … Read more »