An Overview of Canada’s Changing Privacy Landscape

Abigail is speaker, educator, writer and lawyer specializing in EU and Canadian privacy law and licensed in Quebec and Ontario. She is passionate about all aspects of data privacy, from data strategy to data justice, to privtech, to adtech to emerging tech and, most recently, Indigenous Data Sovereignty. As a Data Privacy Specialist with My Inhouse Lawyer in the UK and privacy consultant to a range of Canadian clients, Abigail has built a transatlantic practice focused on helping clients of all sizes and stripes navigate the tricky regulatory terrain on both sides of the pond. A founding member of MyData Canada, she aims to make privacy-focused and human-centric next-gen tech mainstream. Abigail takes a commercial, risk-based approach that goes beyond compliance to develop robust, sustainable privacy programs that blend legal, technological and operational dimensions. You can learn more about Abigail on LinkedIn

I am a passionate and experienced certified privacy professional. I have been a privacy officer for two multinationals, and have a law degree and IT skills, with extensive practical international experience. I help organizations to understand how to build and manage privacy programs (such as: policy development and procedures/standards; implementing PIA/PbD programs; vendor privacy management; breach management and response; addressing notice, consent and data subject rights issues; and contract issues such as data transfer agreements and security/privacy addenda). I have helped organizations meet privacy challenges and obligations via a practical and consultative approach. I have attained numerous privacy professional certifications from the IAPP (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/IT, CIPP/C, CIPM, and FIP), and ISACA’s CDPSE designation. I regularly speak, instruct and participate at privacy events internationally. I also teach part-time at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.

Sharon Bauer is the founder of Bamboo Data Consulting, a privacy and security consulting firm. Sharon provides creative and strategic advice on how to operationalize privacy to demonstrate compliance, promote a privacy culture, and build trust with consumers and partners. She builts privacy programs to help companies meet their business goals and strategies, while still respecting privacy and using data responsibly. Sharon acts as a virtual Chief Privacy Officer for several companies.

Sharon has worked with businesses of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations in industries such as technology, financial services, telecommunication, healthcare, education, marketing and retail.

Sharon frequently speaks and publishes on emerging privacy trends and technologies. She was a litigator for 10 years and previously worked as a senior manager at KPMG.