IAB Canada Policy Update
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) The IAB Privacy Compliance Unit has released the CCPA Compliance Framework . This was developed over four months by more than 350 legal, public policy, and technical […]
Honouring 25 Years of Dedication to the Canadian Advertising Industry – nabs & McCann Canada Establish the Peter Vaz Memorial Sponsorship

This month our hearts were broken by the loss a beloved colleague and industry leader. Peter Vaz courageously faced almost two years of aggressive ALS and continued to emit positivity, […]
IAB and IAB Tech Lab Release Compliance Framework for Publishers & Technology Companies for CCPA
The CCPA Compliance Framework was developed by the IAB Privacy and Compliance Unit, which over four months brought together more than 350 legal, public policy, and technical experts from publishers, […]
Data Responsibility – Re-Imagining “the Architecture” at Tech Lab Innovation Day
Last week, the IAB Tech Lab held an important summit in San Francisco where top thought leaders and innovators from the digital advertising ecosystem gathered to discuss the current state […]
Deconstructing the Next Big Thing – MIXX Canada Direct
MIXX Canada took place this month in Toronto attracting marketers, agencies, publishers and ad tech. The event was entitled “Direct and the Data Explosion” and was themed around the acceleration […]
Transborder Privacy Updates: Positive Developments in Canada – California, not so much
News this week from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner Canada (OPC) marks a big win for industry. Following a lengthy consultation on transfers of personal information for processing, the […]
The “Issue” of Political Issue Advertising – A Rude Awakening for Canadian NGOs
As discussed at length with Elections Canada and the IAB Canada member base, the repercussions of the C-76 amendment to the Canada Elections Act has proven to be problematic at […]
IAB Canada launches ‘issues tracker’ ahead of federal election to help members comply with new rules
IAB Canada is pleased to announce its partnership with The Canadian Press to create a database that will help digital advertisers comply with new election-related rules and enhance the integrity […]
GDPR Compliance Tool TCF 2.0 Released
Last week IAB Europe and IAB Tech Lab released the latest version of the Transparency Consent Framework 2.0 (TCF) which has been developed to facilitate compliance of the GDPR for […]
IAB Canada Launches Database Solution to Ease the Burden of Federal Elections Requirements
Perhaps the biggest pain point in the newly amended Elections Canada Act, is the requirement to register not only political advertising but also any campaign-related issue ads. Issue ads are […]