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Emerging Legal Trends in Privacy Law powered by Westlaw Edge Topical Texts and Annotations

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In recent years, information privacy has become a growing concern in Canada, prompting significant changes in how personally identifiable information (PII) is collected, stored, and used.

Canada is currently revamping its privacy laws to further strengthen privacy protections both at the provincial and federal levels (e.g., Quebec’s Law 25, British Columbia’s Bill 22, and the Federal Government’s Bill C-27). The focus is on bringing Canada’s privacy and data protection laws in line with international data privacy laws, enhancing individuals' rights and protections, including fines and penalties.

Rapid technological advancements, increased adoption of outsourcing, increasing cybersecurity threats and cross-border data flows, rapidly evolving developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and changes in international standards are some of the top reasons which are quickly changing the privacy landscape in Canada.

Join us for this informative session by two leading privacy law experts who will discuss these trends and the Federal Government’s proposed reforms to PIPEDA, including the new legislative package contained in Bill C27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, which contains newly proposed legislation relating to consumer privacy, data protection, and the first comprehensive laws governing artificial intelligence (AI) systems in Canada.

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Kris Klein

Partner

nNovation LLP

Kris Klein, CIPP/C, CIPM and FIP, has more than two decades of public and private sector experience in the federal regulatory arena in Canada, and is one of Canada’s leading legal experts on privacy, the application of the Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Kris is a Partner at nNovation LLP, a law firm specializing in privacy and information security as well as a range of other regulatory areas. Kris practiced law with a preeminent, national firm delivering integrated business law, litigation services, tax law, real property law, labour and employment law in Canada and globally. He also has a significant amount of litigation experience, working for the Federal Department of Justice, and has provided instrumental and crucial legal advice for the Privy Council Office. Kris practiced exclusively in privacy law for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. In his capacity as litigation counsel, Kris advised the Commission.

Kris is the Managing Director of IAPP Canada, teaches the Privacy Law course at the University of Ottawa Faculty Law School, and continues to provide countless in-house training sessions to corporations and government departments.

Shaun Brown

Partner

nNovation LLP

With several years of experience both in the public and private sectors, Shaun Brown’s practice focuses on e-commerce, e-marketing, privacy, access to information, and information security, assisting clients on the following matters: Compliance with privacy legislation and best practices, both in the public and private sectors. Advising on strategies to obtain access to information. Representing clients before tribunals and courts dealing with privacy and access to information matters. Development and implementation of e-marketing campaigns in compliance with anti-spam and privacy legislation and best practices. Assessing new technologies from a privacy and information security perspective. Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments for programs that are existing and forthcoming.

Shaun speaks and writes regularly on anti-spam legislation, behavioural advertising, and privacy issues, and has an in-depth understanding of the online marketing industry, both from an operational and legal perspective. He also teaches the Law of Privacy at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.