ILN Data Privacy Paper

Canada without the need for additional safeguards. The EU report specifically highlights and recommends enshrining protections that have been developed at a sub-legislative level in Canada to enhance legal certainty. The report also mentions that recent legislative developments can further strengthen the Canadian privacy framework in a positive light. Authors Fogler, Rubinoff LLP (FR) is an agile, resourceful, and entrepreneurial mid-sized Canadian law firm based in Toronto, Ontario with over 130 lawyers spanning more than 20 practice areas (including Privacy, Data Governance and Cyber Security) across many industries. The authors acknowledge, with thanks, the help of FR's articling student, Diana Bonilla , in preparing this chapter. Bill Hearn has been a lawyer for over 35 years since first reading law at the University of Toronto and Cambridge University. He is ranked in Chambers as one of Canada's leading advertising and marketing lawyers. Bill advises on matters at the intersection of privacy law and competition law in today's data- driven digital economy. He leads FR's Privacy, Data Governance and Cyber

Security practice group. He acts for a range of clients (including businesses, trade associations, civil society, and governments) with respect not only to what the law is but how it should be modernized. Ronald Davis is a litigation and privacy law partner at FR. He has appeared at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Ron is a cum laude University of Ottawa Common Law en français graduate. He taught at the Law Society of Ontario's Bar Admission Course for a decade. He has edited and written over 50 articles and books on varied topics and holds a PhD in French linguistics from the University of Toronto, where he was an Assistant Professor for five years. Roberto De Pasquale is an associate in the firm's business law group. He is developing a corporate commercial practice focused on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. He regularly helps companies navigate complex regulatory issues, particularly in the privacy space. Roberto is a graduate of Western University's Ivey Business School and Western Law. Valentina Galvis is an associate in the business law group at FR. Valentina graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2022 and was called to the bar in Ontario in 2023. She is developing a broad corporate commercial practice, with an interest in Privacy and Cyber Security matters.

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