Bill 64 – The Impact on Canadian Businesses

Chasing data protection and privacy laws and updating the organization’s Privacy Management Programme has been exhausting for many privacy and risk management professionals. And now Quebec has changed the landscape here in Canada. They have passed a law that some have stated, “brings the GDPR to Canada”. Just as California sets the privacy standard for the US, Bill 64 has set a new standard for Canada – one that has strong enforcement capabilities, unlike our Federal law (PIPEDA). With fines up to $25M or 4% or an organization’s global revenue, Quebec has taken the privacy of their citizen’s personal data seriously.

Join Derek Lackey, Managing Director of Newport Thomson, CyberNB’s privacy partner as he explains in plain language what every organization regardless of size or industry will be required to do.

DEREK LACKEY, CIPM
Derek is Managing Director of Newport Thomson, a data protection & privacy Trusted Advisory firm based in Toronto. With more than 30 years of marketing and advertising experience, he is focussed on data protection & privacy and its effect on organizations. The author of CASL Compliance: A Marketer’s Guide to Email Marketing to Canadians, he looks to simplify the implementation of new data management practices within organizations.

He is very active in the privacy community chairing the Guidance Committee, Canadian Advisory Council – GDPR, co-chair, IAPP Toronto Chapter – 2020/2021, committee member on ISO 31700 – Privacy by Design for Consumer Products, the CEN CENELEC JTC 13 on Cybersecurity and Data Protection and the new Standard Council of Canada’s initiative – Data Governance Standardization Collaborative (DGSC) as well as being a Committee member of the CIO Strategy Council’s Privacy – Part 1: Qualification and proficiency of privacy and access control professionals initiative. Derek is also active in the Data Collaborative Alliance.