The Government of Canada has amended the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), which generally governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by private sector organizations in all Canadian provinces except for Alberta, British Columbia and QuĂ©bec. Some of the amendments came into force immediately as…
On September 18, 2014, the Canadian Competition Bureau (âCCBâ) released a draft update of its Corporate Compliance Programs Bulletin (âBulletinâ) for public comment. The Bulletin provides guidance on developing programs to prevent or minimize the risks of contraventions of the Competition Act, as well as three other federal statutes, and…
In a decision of April 4, 2014 (the âDecisionâ), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (âBCCAâ) granted the extradition of an individual to the United States to face bid-rigging, fraud, conspiracy and kick-back charges (United States v Bennett, 2014 BCCA 145). The Decision marks the first extradition of an individual…