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Article | July 08, 2025
Alberta Court Finds Sections of Privacy Law Unconstitutional
On May 8, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta released its decision in Clearview AI Inc. v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (the Decision). The Decision found that certain provisions of Alberta’s private-sector privacy law which limit the scope of “publicly available” information violate subsection 2(b) of the Charter and are therefore unconstitutional. The Decision is noteworthy since it is the first time the constitutionality of certain sections of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) has been considered.
Article | July 08, 2025
2025 Mid-Year Year Update: 5 Privacy Law Developments
We are at the mid-year point of 2025 and the privacy landscape in Canada continues to evolve. This article highlights Canada’s top five notable developments in the privacy space in 2025 so far.
Advocacy | July 07, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 30
New Regional Senior Justice Appointed to the OCJ: Justice Anthony Frederick Leitch has been appointed regional senior justice for the Central West Region of the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ), effective September 1. He had been the acting senior judge in the region since 2023.
Advocacy | June 11, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 9
Legislative Update | June 06, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 2
Ford Government Passes Mining Legislation: Bill 5, or the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, passed third reading this week and has been granted royal assent by the lieutenant governor. The legislation will create so-called special economic zones where laws, ranging from municipal approvals to environmental rules or even labour law, won’t apply. At Queen’s Park on Wednesday, cries of protest rang out from the galleries inside the legislature as MPPs voted. Indigenous leaders have vowed to keep fighting against the legislation.
