Privacy Class Actions in Canada

  • October 19, 2015

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Since the Court of Appeal recognized the novel tort of intrusion upon seclusion in Jones v. Tsige, there has been a wave of class action filings across Canada focusing on alleged breaches of privacy rights. The Courts in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec have issued a number of important class certification decisions, considering the interaction of this novel tort with existing statutory and restitutionary claims across a range of industry sectors. What are the implications of these decisions? Are privacy claims suited for collective relief? Gain critical insights into the emergence of privacy class actions in Canada, the unique issues involved, and noteworthy future developments.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Christopher Naudie, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Sara Azargive, Group Manager, Legal & Privacy, Cancer Care Ontario

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Exploring the Remedies Available for Privacy Infringements
David Goodis, Assistant Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Exploring the Remedies Available for Privacy Infringements
Alex Cameron, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Privacy Class Actions: Before and After Jones v Tsige
Catherine Beagan Flood and Nicole Henderson, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Record of Class Certification for Privacy Claims
Theodore Charney, Charney Lawyers
Catherine Beagan Flood, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Personal Health Information Class Actions
Barry Glaspell and Daniel Girlando, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Beyond the Data Breach: Class Actions and the Alleged Misuse of Consent
Sandeep J. Joshi, Litigation Counsel, BMO Financial Group
Adam Kardash, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP