Privacy Regulation Is Reshaping How Data Is Collected
Canada’s private sector has long operated under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which enforces ten fair information principles to govern the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.
Signals from Europe: What Canada Can Learn from Multi-Markets in Motion
At Interact 2025 in Brussels last week, it became clear that European stakeholders are using creativity, AI, and collaborative frameworks not just to adapt to change, but to shape it. For Canadian marketers, policymakers, and media partners, there’s real value in watching how Europe is moving.
Belgian Market Court TCF Pressure Test Concludes – Confirming Limited Role of IAB Europe in Downstream Data Controllership
IAB Canada has received encouraging news from IAB Europe with regards to the ruling handed down yesterday (May 14, 2025) by the Belgian Market Court on its appeal of the February 2022 decision by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) against IAB Europe and the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) v2.0.
IAB Tech Lab Releases Implementation Guidelines for the Global Privacy Platform
IAB Tech Lab released the Implementation Guidelines for the Global Privacy Platform this week, marking a pivotal step in establishing industry-wide standards for consent and data privacy.
OPC’s Deceptive Privacy Practice Report – How TCF Canada Can Help
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, together with 25 privacy enforcement authorities from across Canada and internationally, issued findings from a “sweep” conducted earlier this year of more than 1,000 websites and mobile apps.
Report on Data 2022 – Event Recap
Written by Guest Contributor, Maryam Kakal IAB Canada wrapped up a busy year of events this week with the Business of Digital: Report on Data. Hosted in-person at the Scotiabank […]
Privacy Back on the Scene – Federal Movement & Quebec Guidance
Just last week, on the heels of another high-profile brand finding themselves in hot water with the OPC, Minister Champaign expressed his party’s strong desire to get back to work […]
IAB Tech Lab Unveils Global Privacy Platform (GPP) to Consolidate Domestic and Global Privacy Signals for Digital Advertising
At yesterday’s State of the Nation event, we were thrilled to bring you the news that, after two years of collaboration with technical, legal and policy experts around the globe, […]
The Heart of Privacy Innovation Beats Strong
As we review the recently released details behind the APD ruling on the IAB Europe TCF framework, we are collectively learning a great deal about the contours of the law […]
Provincial Privacy Patchwork Looms as Quebec’s Bill 64 Reaches Royal Assent
Complying with privacy legislation in Canada has reached a new level of complexity this week, as the Quebec provincial privacy Bill 64, which aims to modernize the protection of personal […]