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Ca: Liability for Privacy Breaches by Employees

Posted on January 30, 2015June 30, 2025 by Dissent

Nathan Schissel and Kristél Kriel write:

Two recent Canadian court decisions suggest that employers can be held liable for privacy breaches by their employees. In particular, this issue was recently considered in the context of two separate class actions. The first involved a major bank, while the second involved a regional health authority located in Eastern Canada.

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