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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Matthew J. Douglas |Kristél Kriel |Nathan Schissel
MA MLT Aikins LLP More MLT Aikins LLP is a full-service law firm of more than 300 lawyers with a deep commitment to Western Canada and an understanding of this market’s unique legal and business landscapes. When it comes to any cloud-based platform, crafting a comprehensive agreement helps address critical security concerns. Canada Privacy
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
mltaikins.com | Matthew J. Douglas |Kristél Kriel |Nathan Schissel
As more organizations migrate their operations to cloud-based platforms, the importance of well-drafted technology agreements cannot be overstated. While the rapid adoption of cloud services brings unparalleled convenience and scalability, it also introduces unique security risks and challenges. To ensure your organization’s interests are protected, it is essential to craft comprehensive agreements that address critical security concerns.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Kristél Kriel |Stephanie Morris
The Federal Court of Appeal recently issued a decision signalingthat employees working in safety-critical roles have a"diminished expectation of privacy" in regard to randomalcohol and drug testing. Given the unique environment of asafety-critical worker's job, including the highly regulatednature of their work and the public interest in ensuring safety,the diminished expectation of privacy may be justified in certaincircumstances.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
mltaikins.com | Kristél Kriel |Stephanie Morris
This article also appears in the publication Human Resources Director. To avoid this fate, “Do-Not-Hire” (DNH) lists have been used as a common screening method for employers to help track bad seed employees during the hiring process. While these lists are intended to streamline the hiring process and flag unsuitable candidates, they can also create unintended trouble for employers – which begs the question: Is it worth it?
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kristél Kriel
The federal government recently announced the introduction of new
legislation known as Bill C-72 aimed at improving patients'
safety and access to their health information. It is also referred
to as the Connected Care for Canadians Act.
The legislation is focused on the interoperability of various
computer systems and software used in health care in Canada –
in particular, how these systems exchange and use information
between them.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Kristél Kriel
In previous blogs, we wrote about the significant
concerns that have been raised with respect to an
organization's use of artificial intelligence (AI)
systems.
Now, in what is being called a landmark collaboration, a number
of international partners including the U.S. Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the UK National Cyber
Security Centre (NCSC), and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
have released Guidelines for Secure AI System
Development.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Kristél Kriel
MLT Aikins lawyer Kristél Kriel recently interviewed
Ronald Kruzeniski, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of
Saskatchewan, about the top privacy issues facing public entities
in Saskatchewan today. The interview covers these issues as well as
key considerations for board and executive team members on how best
to mitigate the associated risks.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter.
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Kristél Kriel
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada highlighted the
importance of privacy protections for young Canadians in a recent
resolution.
In the resolution, the Federal, Provincial and Territorial
Privacy Commissioners and Ombuds emphasized that the Canadian
government and organizations need to do more to protect young
people from well-documented harms (such as mental health-related
harms) with respect to products and services that concern or impact
young people in a digital environment.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Kristél Kriel |Nathan Schissel |Matthew J. Douglas
In the constantly evolving digital landscape, the prevalence and
sophistication of cyber threats, and subsequent attacks, continues
to escalate. This has put more pressure on businesses to develop a
proactive approach to safeguard their organization's assets
against cyber threats.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Katie Newman |Kristél Kriel
Changes to The Health Information Protection Act
(Saskatchewan) (HIPA) and Regulations came into effect on
August 1, 2023, and will have a major impact on
organizations that provide health services in Saskatchewan –
including some that are not currently subject to HIPA.
This post outlines some of the key changes to HIPA and The
Health Information Protection Regulations, 2023 (the
"New Regulations").
