By Valérie Lord ( June 15, 2026, 1:41 PM EDT) -- A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision adds to the developing body of Canadian privacy class action jurisprudence and may be of particular interest to organizations that collect, store or manage sensitive personal information. The ruling suggests that, at the certification stage, statutory privacy claims may proceed against custodians on allegations of inadequate safeguarding, with “access” interpreted broadly. It also underscores the continued significance of aggregate damages issues in privacy cases, even where individualized proof of loss is absent....