The Federal Court has struck down a proposed class action filed by RCMP officers who alleged their privacy rights were violated when radio communications were recorded without their consent during …
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Federal Court rules in favour of Parks Canada in privacy case involving terminated employee
A former Parks Canada employee who sought disclosure of redacted information about himself after his termination has had his application for judicial review dismissed by the Federal Court. The case …
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B.C. Court of Appeal rejects employer’s challenge to arbitrator’s ruling on dash cams in trucks
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an employer’s attempt to challenge a labour arbitrator’s ruling that found in-cab surveillance cameras breached workers’ privacy rights, holding that the dispute …
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Memorial University must disclose UK campus employment contract, privacy commissioner rules
Memorial University must disclose the employment contract of its Associate Vice-President for Harlow Campus in the United Kingdom, the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled, rejecting Memorial’s argument that …
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Alberta is making administrative changes to its privacy and access to information laws to support the rollout of two new acts replacing the province’s long-standing FOIP legislation The changes come …
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Union v. union: Employer granted access to work-related text messages in termination dispute
An arbitrator in New Brunswick has ruled that an employer is entitled to access work-related text messages sent or received by a former employee over a specified period as part …
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N.W.T.’s Department of Municipal and Community Affairs ordered to disclose workplace investigation report
A recent decision from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories determined that the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) must fully disclose a workplace investigation report …
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Town of Gander ordered to release portions of CAO resignation package following privacy dispute
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Newfoundland and Labrador has determined that the Town of Gander must release portions of a resignation package related to its …
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Forestry company in B.C. breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A division of a forestry and construction company with an office in Prince George lost a review of an arbitrator’s decision that awarded fallers …
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Nunavut’s privacy legislation often used as ‘proxy battleground’ for HR disputes: Commissioner
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNunavut’s privacy commissioner has called out the frequent use of the territory’s privacy legislation as a “proxy battleground” for human resources issues involving government employees. Commissioner Graham Steele made the …