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Answering client security questionnaires without starting from zero every time
Security questionnaires eat sales and security time. A practical method to build a reusable answer library, back it with evidence and keep it current.
Read the insight →Reporting a breach to the Privacy Commissioner: the “real risk of significant harm” test explained
Under PIPEDA, a breach must be reported when it creates a real risk of significant harm. Here is how to weigh sensitivity and probability of misuse, and what…
Read the insight →OSFI Guideline B-10: what third-party risk management means for suppliers to Canadian banks and insurers
OSFI's Guideline B-10 has applied since 2024-05-01. What federally regulated banks and insurers now expect from their suppliers, and how vendors can prepare.
Read the insight →Canada’s EU adequacy status and why PIPEDA reform matters to exporters
Canada's EU adequacy status lets European data flow to Canadian businesses with fewer hurdles. It covers PIPEDA only, and federal reform under Bill C-36 is back. What exporters…
Read the insight →Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act: what payment service providers must do since 2025-09-08
Since 2025-09-08, the Bank of Canada supervises payment service providers under the RPAA. Here is who is covered and what registration, risk management, incident reporting and safeguarding involve.
Read the insight →Parliament is back: where Bills C-36 and C-8 stand, and what to do this fall
Bill C-36 on privacy is still at first reading; Bill C-8 on cyber security is law but not yet in force. A practical fall checklist for privacy and…
Read the insight →Bill C-8 is law: what the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act changes, and when
Bill C-8 received royal assent on 2026-06-15. Why most obligations are not yet in force, what designated operators will owe, and how the law reaches their suppliers.
Read the insight →Bill C-8: Canada revives its critical infrastructure cyber security law
Bill C-8 brings back the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act for banks, telecoms, energy and transportation. What designated operators would have to do, and why their suppliers should…
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