What’s New in Privacy Law?

SPEAKER: Paul Grower, Fillmore Riley LLP

Registration is open to members of the Manitoba Bar Association. If you are interested in becoming a member, please email sections@cba-mb.ca.

This session will cover: (i) a review of PIPEDA’s breach reporting requirements; (ii) a review of other privacy breaches – such as those that create tortious liability and damages – and what can be done to protect your organization; and (iii) the federal government’s proposed “new” PIPEDA in Bill C-11, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act.

Please RSVP (PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) to the Manitoba Bar Association online at www.cbapd.org.

You will need a computer or laptop (PC or Mac), smartphone or tablet with a microphone and webcam (built-in or external) and an internet connection.

If you will be participating from a laptop, you would also need to install a Zoom Client for Meetings from this site: https://zoom.us/download. If you are unsure whether you have the latest version of Zoom, please follow the instructions HERE.

If you are planning to participate from smartphone or tablet you would need to install an App from the Apple Store or Google Play.   if you are installing the app from the Apple Store or Google Play to use on an iPad, iPhone or Android device or tablet the free app is called “Zoom Cloud Meetings”.

We would recommend that you have either the Zoom Cloud Meetings App or the Zoom Client for Meetings downloaded at least 15 minutes before the meeting.

When you do join, please allow your device to join with audio.  This feature can be found under Join Options in an Apple or Android device or Join with Computer Audio if you are participating on a laptop.

All participants should ensure they have set up their Zoom information to display your actual name (not just your device name) so that everyone knows who is on the call and anyone not invited to attend will be more easily identified, this also helps us properly track attendance at PD sessions.

If you are having troubles, please email sections@cba-mb.ca.

At approximately 9:30am on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 an email will be sent from the MBA advising you of the link that you will click on to join the Zoom video conference meeting.  So it will be important to register before 5:00pm on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

Attendance at this MBA meeting can be applied towards your Law Society of Manitoba’s Continuing Professional Development for a maximum of 1.5 hours.

Michael Jason
Co-Chair, MBA Corporate Counsel Section
Richardson International Limited
Ph: 204- 934-5249
michael.jason@richardson.ca

Cory Shangreaux
Co-Chair, MBA Corporate Counsel Section
Manitoba Hydro – Law Division
Ph: 204-360-4848
cshangreaux@hydro.mb.ca