Biometric data and workplace surveillance

By George Waggott ( October 16, 2025, 11:14 AM EDT) -- The most common use of biometric data by Canadian employers is to monitor employees in the workplace. The legitimate extent of such monitoring is one of the fundamental legal questions of the 21st century – while biometric surveillance can make workplaces more efficient, it also implicates the most basic rights of employees. Canadian legislators have created a complex legal regime to address the task of balancing the right to privacy of employees with the right of employers to efficiently manage their workforce and run their business....