Our team is making available a series of bulletins dedicated to the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Bill 25, formerly Bill 64).
- Bulletin #1 | Protecting Personal Information in Québec: Broad Reforms With Teeth
Bill 64 tabled in the National Assembly of Québec, what you need to know.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #2 | Disclosure of Personal Information in the Context of Commercial Transactions: A Long Overdue Adjustment
The changes brought by the new Bill 64 and its impact on commercial transactions.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #3 | Bill 64 – C as in Consent - An oversimplification?
The changes brought about by the new Bill 64 and its impact on consent.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #4 | The Commission d’accès à l’information could issue penalties of up to $10 million based on administrative decisions
The changes brought by the new Bill 64 and its impact on the businesses that will be sanctioned.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #5 | Bill 64 – Chief Privacy Officer will be mandatory in private organizations
The changes brought about by the new Bill 64 and its impact on the principle of liability.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #6 | Bill 64 Introduces New Confidentiality Incident Reporting Obligations Amid Increased Cyber Security Risks
Changes brought about by the new Bill 64 and its impact on the reporting of incidents involving personal information.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #7 | How Bill 64 Will Impact the Research Sector
The changes caused by the new Bill 64 and its impact on the research sector.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #8 | Fertile Ground for Civil Actions and Class Actions for Personal Information
The changes caused by the new Bill 64 and its impact on the filing of civil actions and class actions.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #9 | Bill 64: Mirroring the GDPR?
The changes caused by the new Bill 64 and its similarities to the GDPR.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #10 | Bill 64 and The Exportation of Personal Data From Québec: Complications In Sight
The changes caused by the new Bill 64 and the exportation of personal information outside Québec.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #11 | De-identify, Anonymize and De-index: New Verbs and New Obligations!
The changes caused by the new Bill 64 and the de-identify, anonymize and de-index notions.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #12 | Bill 64: What Are the Key Takeaways for Public Bodies regarding the Proposed Amendments to the Act respecting Access?
Proposed amendments to the Act respecting Access that could impact public bodies.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #13 | Assessments of Privacy-Related Factors: The New Bread and Butter for Québec Organizations Processing Personal Information?
The changes that could be caused by the new Bill 64 and its impact on privacy impact assessments.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #14 | Right to Data Portability: True Data Portability or Simply an Updated Version of the Right of Access?
The changes that could be caused by the new Bill 64 and its impact on data portability.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #15 | Technological and Legal Overview of the Concepts of "De-identified" and "Anonymized" Information under Bill 64
The changes that could be caused by the new Bill 64 and its impact on the de-identification of personal information.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #16 | Summary of the Recommendations to the Commission des institutions of the National Assembly of Québec as Part of the Parliamentary Hearings on Bill 64
The recommendations made by Antoine Aylwin and Karl Delwaide at the parliamentary consultation on Bill 64.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #17 | Bill 64: New Rules for Automated Decision-Making
The proposed introduction of a framework for using automated decision-making within Québec’s privacy legislation.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #18 | Technology-based Profiling: What Does the Future Hold under Bill 64?
What might be the new limits and obligations of technology-based profiling under Bill 64?
Learn more >> - Bulletin #19 | Sensitive Personal Information: Another Concept Borrowed From the GDPR
Possible changes to the use of personal information and the concept of sensitive information in the context of the proposed Bill 64.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #20 | Special Edition | The End of Brexit Data Protection Transition Period: What Canadian Business Should Be Doing Now
Special edition bulletin on the consequences of the end of the Brexit personal data protection transition period.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #21 | Political Parties and the Personal Information of Electors: New But Incomplete Protections
What protection might be in place for electors' personal information as a result of Bill 64?
Learn more >> - Bulletin #22 | Bill 64 – What Are the Types of Offences that Can Lead to Administrative or Criminal Sanctions? This Summary Table Provides the Answer
What are the expected sanctions related to the adoption of Bill 64?
Learn more >> - Bulletin #23 | Concentration of Personal Data within Government: The Personal Information Manager
How is personal information held by the Québec government?
Learn more >> - Bulletin #24 | Bill 64: How does it impact professional orders?
Changes that could be made to professional orders as a result of the adoption of Bill 64.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #25 | Transfer of personal information outside the EU and Québec: An impact assessment and what else?
The repercussion of Bill 64 on the transfers of personal information outside the EU and Québec.
Learn more >> - Bulletin #26 | Comparative Table between Bill 64 (Québec) and Bill C-11 (Canada)
What are the differences and similarities between Bill 64 and Bill C-11?
Learn more >> - Special Edition | Protection of Personal Information in Québec: The Impact of Major Reforms on your Franchise Network
The repercussion of Bill 64 on all franchise networks operating in Québec.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | A Québec Law Regulating Personal Information in the Health Sector
The purpose of Bill 19 is to establish a legal framework specific to health and social services information, and the intention is to cover everything in a single statute.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | We Answer Your Questions – Modernization of Personal Information Protection Legislation 1/3
In response to our numerous publications, our podcast, and the training we provided via the Fasken Institute, many of you have had questions for us. Read this bulletin for answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | We Answer Your Questions – Modernization of Personal Information Protection Legislation 2/3
In response to our numerous publications, our podcast, and the training we provided via the Fasken Institute, many of you have had questions for us. Read this bulletin for answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | We Answer Your Questions – Modernization of Personal Information Protection Legislation 3/3
In response to our numerous publications, our podcast, and the training we provided via the Fasken Institute, many of you have had questions for us. Read this bulletin for answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | Does the Implementation of Law 25 Present Any Challenges for your Business? Here are Some Basic Notions 1/3
The Private Sector Act[2] applies to any enterprise (within the meaning of the third paragraph of article 1525 of the Civil Code of Québec) that, in the course of its activities, collects, uses, communicates or retains personal information, even in certain cases without an establishment in Québec.
Learn More >> - Special Edition | Does the Implementation of Law 25 Present Any Challenges for your Business? Elements of Governance 2/3
The appointed Privacy Officer should first have expertise in risk management and compliance within a company. Except in special circumstances, it is generally not recommended that this task be delegated externally.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | Does the Implementation of Law 25 Present Any Challenges for your Business? Elements of Governance 3/3
When personal information is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected or used, an enterprise must either destroy the information or anonymize it to use it for serious and legitimate purposes, subject to any retention period provided for by the law.
Learn more >> - Special Edition | On your Mark, Report: The Regulation Respecting Confidentiality Incidents Is in Force
A holiday gift: The Regulation respecting confidentiality incidents[1] came into force on December 29, 2022[2], with few changes to the draft proposed last June
Learn more >> - Data Anonymization Under Law 25: the Quebec Regulation Has Been Adopted!
This bulletin is an update of the one published on March 11, 2024 and aims to to analyze the Regulation respecting the anonymization of personal information published on May 15, 2024, using a comparative law approach. It is divided into four main themes: the concept of anonymization, the anonymization procedure under the regulation, European law, and the associated sanctions.
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