On May 18, 2016, significant legislative reforms to the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2004 (QCIPA)…
Practice Area: Information, Data Security & Privacy
Federal Government Consults on PIPEDA Data Breach Regulations
On March 4, 2016, the federal government posted Data Breach Notification and Reporting Regulations (Regulations) for public discussion. Amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted by the Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4) will, upon proclamation, require private sector organizations to notify the public in circumstances where security safeguards involving their…
Successfully argued before the Information and Privacy Commissioner on behalf of a school board that text message data created on employer-issued phones but stored on third party servers fell outside the custody and control of an institution under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Successfully argued before the Information and Privacy Commissioner on behalf of a school board that text message data created on employer issued phones but stored on third party servers fell outside the custody and control of an institution under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Successfully argued at a labour arbitration that a long-term care home’s discharge of an employee was for cause based on the employee’s comments on social media disparaging coworkers and breaching patient privacy.
Successfully argued at a labour arbitration that a long-term care home’s discharge of an employee was for cause based on the employee’s comments on social media disparaging coworkers and breaching patient privacy.
Successfully represented a university in judicial review proceedings to protect the integrating of information-sharing policies in a unionized academic setting.
Successfully represented a university in judicial review proceedings to protect the integrating of information-sharing policies in a unionized academic setting.
Workplace Law In Canada: A Primer
This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to employment laws and regulations that affect businesses in Canada. It provides an overview of the main differences between Canadian and U.S. workplace laws. To obtain a copy please contact Knowledge Management.
Colin Youngman
Colin advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings.
Scott T. Williams
Scott is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer and the chair of the firm’s Information, Data Security and Privacy Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers on all issues related to labour and employment and information and privacy matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.
George G. Vuicic
George is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Ottawa office. In his fully bilingual practice, he advises and represents employers on a broad range of labour and employment issues including litigation, regulatory prosecutions, arbitration and labour board proceedings.
Vincent M. Panetta
Vince advises a range of employers in the public and private sectors on all matters of employment law, labour relations, privacy and human rights.