September 30, 2025
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has found that while 92 per cent of small businesses in Canada are using digital tools for their business, only 10 per cent have fully integrated them across operations.
September 29, 2025
An Ontario court has sided with the province’s information and privacy commissioner over notification requirements after separate data breaches at a Toronto hospital and a children’s aid society in the GTA, rejecting a narrower interpretation of the duty argued by both organizations.
September 26, 2025
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
September 23, 2025
Canadian privacy authorities have found that TikTok breached federal and provincial privacy laws by collecting vast amounts of personal information, including biometric data, from Canadian users, including children, without obtaining meaningful consent.
September 22, 2025
Canadian regulators are concerned that the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated synthetic media could increase the spread of disinformation and deceptive content, erode privacy and raise issues of copyright ownership and use.
September 16, 2025
WeirFoulds LLP has welcomed four new lawyers: Mallory Cramp-Waldinsperger, Ethan Levy, Yatin Sidhu and Uyên Tran.
September 12, 2025
In a previous blog post, Section 45 proceedings and a Change in the Ownership of the Mark, we dealt with a decision of the Federal Court that considered the impact of the special circumstances exception in s. 45 proceedings where there has been a change in the ownership of the mark.
September 09, 2025
The federal government has announced the signing of a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) with Spain.
September 03, 2025
The Department of Finance Canada announced on Sept. 3 that it has concluded nationwide consultations ahead of Budget 2025.
September 03, 2025
Legal experts, advocacy organizations and prominent Canadians are asking Ottawa to urgently legislate and implement measures to counter the digital risks to Canada’s autonomy and democracy posed by artificial intelligence (AI), foreign interference and U.S. tech giants’ dominance of domestic digital infrastructure.