Our 5th annual Dentons Data Summit, held on September 27th, tackled the foremost concerns voiced by our clients. From the challenges of implementing the new Québec privacy law to the intricacies of de-identification and anonymization, we delved into the cutting-edge trends we've encountered in our day-to-day work.

The workshop recordings (Stream 1 and Stream 2) are available upon request. Please send your request to dentonscanada.events@dentons.com.

Download a copy of the presentation materials from the Learning Session (Part 1)

Additional resources

Resource 1

Amidst the recent and rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) across the globe, there have been new calls for AI regulation. In this publication we look at two neighboring jurisdictions – Canada and the United States (US) – offering key insights for organizations seeking to manage AI risks at an enterprise level.

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Click here to download your copy (FR)

Resource 2

Dentons Canada’s Employment and Labour group and Privacy group have developed a comprehensive, ready-to-use Generative AI Policy template to highlight the risks and set out rules to be followed when using publicly available AI tools. Purchase the policy template here.

Resource 3

Service Provider Management Checklist for an Accountable Organization

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Resource 4

The Québec privacy regulator, the Commission d’accès à l’information (“CAI”) appears to be taking the position that because true anonymization is not possible, businesses should not do it until the Québec government issues regulations specifying how acceptable anonymization can be done. Read more about this our Dentons Data Blog, and sign up to receive future posts here. The Dentons Data blog provides insight and commentary on the legal aspects of the digital revolution affecting businesses. It discusses trends and developments in privacy, cybersecurity and data-related regulation in Canada and internationally and offers practical suggestions and insights on how these issues impact companies in a wide variety of industries.

Resource 5

China TC260

On August 25, 2023, China's National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) published its draft Information Security Technology – Key Data Processing Security Requirements for public comment. The TC260 is a technical organization responsible for the development of domestic information security standards. The Key Data Processing Security Requirements outlines security requirements for processing activities related to a special category of data established by China's Data Security Law 2021. This special category of data is referred to as "key data" or "important data". It is generally defined as data that, if leaked, tampered with, or destroyed, may have an impact on national security, economic development, and social stability, among other things. The Key Data Processing Security Requirements follow an earlier guide published by the TC260 on the identification of key data. Click here for more analysis from Dentons.

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Accreditation 

Accreditation for Part 1: Learning session

• Law Society of British Columbia: 30 minutes Practice Management and 60 minutes Substantive Credit
• Law Society of Ontario: 30 minutes Professionalism and 60 minutes Substantive Credit
• Barreau du Québec: In our view, this session would meet the CLE requirements of the Barreau du Québec

Accreditation for Part 2 Stream 1: Privacy officer workshop

• Law Society of British Columbia: 60 minutes Practice Management and 30 minutes Substantive Credit
• Law Society of Ontario: 60 minutes Professionalism and 30 minutes Substantive Credit
• Barreau du Québec: In our view, this session would meet the CLE requirements of the Barreau du Québec

Accreditation for Part 2 Stream 2: Digital advertising workshop

• Law Society of British Columbia: 60 minutes Practice Management and 30 minutes Substantive Credit
• Law Society of Ontario: 60 minutes Professionalism and 30 minutes Substantive Credit
• Barreau du Québec: In our view, this session would meet the CLE requirements of the Barreau du Québec

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact dentonscanada.events@dentons.com.