Jul 11, 2024 Privacy Commissioner of Canada Uncovers Dark Patterns on Majority of Websites and Apps in Recent Global Privacy Sweep By Kelly Harris Jane Huang In a recent global sweep of over 1,000 websites and mobile apps, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and 25 global privacy enforcement...
Jun 25, 2024 Canada Passes Laws Prohibiting Greenwashing By Kelly Harris Jane Huang On June 20, 2024, Canada’s House of Commons passed Bill C-59, which includes significant amendments to the Competition Act aimed at...
Jun 25, 2024 Online Streaming Services to Contribute 5% Revenue to Support Canadian Content under New CRTC Policy By Kelly Harris Jane Huang The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is requiring online streaming services to contribute 5% of their...
Jun 10, 2024 SiriusXM Hit with $3.3 Million Penalty for Misleading Subscription Pricing By Kelly Harris Jane Huang On June 5, 2024, the Competition Bureau announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with SiriusXM Canada over an investigation...
Apr 18, 2024 Canadian Competition Bureau Calls for Feedback on AI and Competition By Kelly Harris Jane Huang The Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) recently published a discussion paper exploring considerations for how artificial intelligence...
Nov 02, 2023 Quebec Repeals all Contest Laws By Kelly Harris Jane Huang Quebec has abolished its current contest laws, effective as of October 27, 2023. Contest sponsors can now accept entries from Quebec...
Oct 26, 2023 Ontario Proposes New Consumer Protection Law By Kelly Harris Jane Huang Ontario has announced new legislation that would replace the existing consumer protection laws, with amendments focusing on prohibiting...
Sep 28, 2023 Dufresne Group Pays $3.25M CAD for Dark Patterns and Unsupported Pricing By Kelly Harris Jane Huang In a recent investigation into dark patterns and unsupported pricing, the Canadian Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) concluded that The...