The Canadian government has enacted federal and provincial legislation, to protect personal information and privacy interests of individual citizens. In addition to these statutory frameworks, the Canadian judiciary has also been active in creating dialogue around common law causes of action in cases of breach of privacy. When a Government Entity Breaches Your Privacy Section 8 of the Canadian Charter…
In 1997, John Sopinka, then a Supreme Court judge, said that the Internet has enabled individuals to “reach a wide audience with little or no regulation.” This little amount of regulation and the fact that Internet users could hide behind a veil of anonymity, created a peculiar free exchange of ideas. This freedom, in Justice Sopinka’s words, “is a fundamental…
As per Income Tax Act (“Act”), the tax base is a Canadian resident’s “taxable income” for each taxation year, plus additions and minus permitted deductions. The Act, specifically, states that any income from office, employment, business and property is taxable. However, this list is, in no way, exhaustive, which makes the discourse around taxable and non-taxable income a complicated one.…
Many people enter into agreements and contracts without knowing exactly what they are getting themselves into. Clicking “I Agree” on the registration forms of different online services or signing waiver forms are examples of such contracts. We have all been there. It is important for consumers of goods and services to know that, while they are engaging in a transaction…