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duly harm the flexible labour market, which
plays an important role in the modern
economy where flexibility and the means to
respond to rapidly changing developments
are crucial."
The second area of concern, which
broadly applies to all employers across
Canada, is the growth of class action cer
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tifications in Canada in the area of privacy
and data security. "From my perspective,
cybersecurity and privacy law require com-
prehensive project management with multi-
ple stakeholders at the table: legal, IT, HR,
insurance and compliance. It's about them
all coming together and rolling out a robust
data security program."
While insurance companies have come
forward with improved cybersecurity insur
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ance policies, developing robust data securi-
ty procedures and programs are paramount
for all Canadian employers," she says.
Regulatory demands around legislation
such as Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
are top of mind for most in-house counsel,
says Heather Innes, past chairwoman of the
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association.
"I think the issues that are going to weigh
heavily this year are regulatory — compli
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ance and regulatory issues continue to be
very challenging and I think privacy has put
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I think the issues that are going to weigh heavily
this year are regulatory — compliance and regulatory
issues continue to be very challenging and I think
privacy has put a lot of murky clouds
hovering over us.
HEATHER INNES past chairwoman of the
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association
