Canada Laws
OPC Updates Canada Call Recording Guidance on Voiceprint Consent
Canada's privacy commissioner revised its customer call recording guidance on October 8, 2026, treating voiceprints as sensitive biometric information.
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Saskatchewan's New Defamation Act Is in Force: Take-Down Orders, a Single Publication Rule and 14 Days' Notice
Saskatchewan's Defamation Act, SS 2026, c 15 took effect 1 October 2026, repealing the Libel and Slander Act. What the statute says, section by section.
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Canada Opens PIPEDA Investigation Into IDScan.net Breach
Canada's Privacy Commissioner opened a PIPEDA investigation into IDScan.net on September 21, 2026 over a driver's licence breach. No findings yet.
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Canada Privacy Watchdog Takes Google to Federal Court
Canada's privacy watchdog filed a Federal Court application after finding Google broke PIPEDA by refusing to de-list search results. Nothing is decided yet.
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Canada Bill C-16: Deepfake Intimate Images Are Now a Crime
Canada's Bill C-16 took effect July 18, 2026, bringing AI deepfake intimate images under the Criminal Code and making it a crime to threaten to share one.
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Capital One Data Breach Settlement in Canada: C$35 Million Deal Awaits Court Approval
Capital One proposed a C$35 million settlement over its 2019 Canadian data breach. Opt out by Sept 11, 2026; BC Supreme Court hearing set for Sept 22, 2026.
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Data Privacy Laws
Canada Tables Bill C-36 to Replace PIPEDA: What the Privacy Reform Bill Would Change
Canada introduced Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, on June 15, 2026 to replace its aging federal privacy law. Status: first reading.
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