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Webinar: Meet the New Boss (Not the Same as the Old Boss): A Full Compliance Briefing for Privacy Officers on the New Canadian Consumer Privacy Protection Act

April 26, 2023
Webinar: Meet the New Boss (Not the Same as the Old Boss): A Full Compliance Briefing for Privacy Officers on the New Canadian Consumer Privacy Protection Act

Wednesday, 26 April 2023
11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET

 
In June 2022, Bill C-27, or “An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”) and, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts” (“Bill C-27”) was introduced by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, as a replacement to the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”).[1] Prior to the introduction of the Act, there were concerns that it would effectively be a “’Made in Canada’ GDPR”.  However, while the Act has taken the lead from the EU General Data Protection Regulation in introducing financially enormous penalties, as well as the right of data portability and the right to be forgotten, enough of the original PIPEDA remains such that the Act is now effectively a PIPEDA/GDPR hybrid.  This presentation first seeks to identify the delta between the Act and PIPEDA in order to allow privacy officers of organizations that are already PIPEDA compliant to identify the net new compliance requirements under the Act, and then highlights the provisions of the Act which, if breached, could lead to the imposition of significant fines, and use those as a guide as to which ”hot button” features of an organization’s privacy compliance program will likely be the focus of enforcement, and as such should therefore be revisited by privacy officers.


Speaker:
John Beardwood, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Canada

John is a senior partner who is Past Chair of the firm’s Technology practice group, and was Co-Founder of both the Outsourcing practice group and the Privacy and Access to Information practice group. His practice is focused on technology, outsourcing and procurement, and privacy law matters. John works closely with clients in advising on and negotiating various technology-related transactions, including outsourcing/procurement, licensing, development, implementation, distribution, technology transfer, strategic alliance and e-commerce related transactions, including in the health care, financial/insurance institution and public sector contexts. John often advises clients on privacy law and access to information matters, and has been developing and implementing privacy compliance programs for more than twenty years. The Who’s Who Legal - Data - Information Technology 2021 ranks John as one of only four “Global Elite Thought Leaders” in North America, and states that “John Beardwood focuses his top-drawer practice on technology, outsourcing and procurement and privacy law matters, areas in which he is highly sought after by clients”. The Who’s Who Legal - Data - Privacy & Protection 2021 also lists John as one of only four “Global Elite Thought Leaders” in North America, and notes that he “is endorsed for his first rate practice, which encompasses access to information, privacy law and implementation of compliance programs”. The Who’s Who Legal Canada 2020 - Data identifies John as a “National Leader”,  and one of the Top Six “Most Highly Regarded” leading figures in the Canadian market for his work in assisting clients in complex data protection, privacy, cybersecurity and IT matters, noting that “John Beardwood is celebrated for his 20-plus years of experience providing top-notch private compliance advice to a broad range of clients.” Chambers Global has identified John as “ very effective, efficient and remarkably accessible” and “a great lawyer”, while Chambers (Canada) has noted that John “very polished and has tremendous amount of experience.”  John has also received rave reviews as 'a go-to expert in Canada for privacy and IT law' from The Legal 500.  John is consistently recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada.