Canada has a growing array of federal and provincial privacy, cyber security and artificial intelligence statutes in both the private and public sectors, as well as growing protection over privacy rights throughout the common law.
Data breaches in Canada, as is the case globally, have grown to materially impact most businesses and are resulting in a developing area of law relating to prevention, response (governmental and private) and litigation. Class action lawsuits involving different categories of plaintiffs are a growing response to data breaches in Canada, and the damages awards have accordingly increased the exposure of businesses in Canada.
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