Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace
The Supreme Court of Canada (in Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30) and the Alberta Court of Appeal (in Communications, Energy and...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Text Messages are Private Communications
The Supreme Court of Canada in R v. Telus has ruled that text messaging is essentially another form of conversation and should receive the same protection to which private communications are entitled...
View ArticlePrivacy Reform Coming in Light of Big Data
Canada’s Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart today released a position paper which offers a roadmap for modernizing Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law, Personal Information...
View ArticleEmployers Must Follow Privacy Protocols When Implementing Biometric...
In response to concerns about employee attendance and building security, some employers have chosen to implement biometric attendance systems in the workplace. These systems allow an employer to...
View ArticleSeismic Data Held by a Board: A Warning Before You Look
Caution should be exercised when requesting, reviewing or sharing seismic data held by a regulatory authority, as demonstrated by the latest decision in a series of lawsuits commenced by Geophysical...
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