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The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) recently launched a new initiative entitled “Canada in the Pacific Century” which will include the publication of papers and a conference in Ottawa from September 24-25, 2012.
According to the CCCE, this Canada/Asia initiative is intended to: identify and promote key policy solutions that would enhance Canada’s ability to succeed in a transforming global economy; raise awareness among Canadians of the significance of Asia’s growing economic power and influence; and improve Canadians’ understanding of the resulting challenges and opportunities for Canadians.
UBC Faculty of Law will be hosting Ljiljana Biukovic, UBC law professor and Co-Director of the National Centre for Business Law at an event on June 21, 2012, from 5:30-7:00 at UBC Robson Square, where she will be speaking on “Legal Geography of Trade and Investment Agreements – New Practices”:
“The July 2011 World Trade Report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) reveals two important trends in the development of the landscape of international trade negotiations: the first is the continuing increase in the number of signed preferential trade agreements (PTAs), and the second is that these PTAs are becoming broader in scope and deeper in regulatory detail. The Report finds that there are about 300 currently active PTAs and that Canada has a modest contribution to these trends on trade negotiations. This research maps the impact of bilateral and regional trade and investment arrangements on the multilateral world trading system, analyzes the legal and practical differences between and among different models of economic integration, and attempts to define Canada’s position in this new geography of international law.”
The CBA’s National Privacy Law Section will be hosting an upcoming online seminar entitled “Privacy Breach Notifications: Existing and Emerging Requirements and Practices” on June 12, 2012 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST.
From the CBA Privacy Law Section:
“Our expert panel will provide an overview of Canadian breach notification laws, including proposed amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and practical policies, procedures and strategies for responding to breaches. Breach notification rules in other jurisdictions will also be highlighted.
Our panelists offer legal, business and information security experience in relation to privacy breaches. Join us for this informative session to learn more about the existing and emerging requirements in Canada and how they will affect your clients and your practice.”
Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) will be hosting an upcoming seminar on the rather hot topic (if only to advertising law geeks) of disclaimers in Toronto on June 12, 2012.
From the ASC:
“Disclaimers are not an afterthought. In today’s climate they must be top of mind for advertiser and agency professionals – not just their legal counsel.
The Competition Bureau’s recent enforcement actions regarding misleading advertising and the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent guidance on the ‘general impression’ test in its judgment against an advertiser of a contest promotion have made this patently clear. Learn what these recent legal developments mean for the appropriate use, content and placement of disclaimers in advertising. The Supreme Court Case also has implications for how advertisers define the average consumer – this will be a critical factor going forward.
Join ASC and our distinguished panel to learn how you can help ensure your advertising meets regulatory requirements as well as the provisions of Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.”
UBC’s National Centre for Business Law will be hosting its annual TMX Lecture this coming Tuesday, May 29, 2012 from 12:30 – 1:30 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver. UBC law professor Cristie Ford will discuss “Financial Crisis and Regulatory Design”:
“Regulators, scholars and private sector actors are still working to make sense of the causes of the recent financial crisis. While many contributing factors are now quite well understood, one important factor has not yet garnered the attention it should: the formal structure and design of financial regulatory architecture. Financial regulation, like regulation generally, has been revolutionized over the last few decades. Across North America, Europe, Australia, and the UK, old-fashioned, bureaucratic “command-and-control” regulation has given way to what has come to be known as “flexible regulation.” Drawing on some examples from the recent financial crisis and looking especially at one of the essential founding versions of flexible regulation, Ian Ayres’s and John Braithwaite’s “responsive regulation,” this TMX Lecture considers the subtle but undeniable relationship between flexible regulation scholarship, and real-life financial disaster.”
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will be holding a very interesting upcoming workshop on advertising and privacy disclosure in online and mobile media on May 30, 2012 entitled In Short: Advertising & Privacy Disclosures in a Digital World.
The workshop, which will also be webcast, will include the following topics: Mobile Privacy Disclosures, Mobile Advertising Disclosures, Social Media Disclosures and Cross-Platform Advertising Disclosures.
Speakers are to include representatives from the Federal Trade Commission, Berkeley School of Information, NetChoice, National Consumers League, Clorox, Facebook, Word of Mouth Marketing Association, Procter & Gamble, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Best Buy and others.
For more information see: In Short: Advertising & Privacy Disclosures in a Digital World
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The Foreign Investment Review Committee of the CBA’s Competition Law Section will be holding a Foreign Investment Review Conference in Toronto on June 1st (an “informative discussion on the law and policy issues involved in navigating transactions through Canada’s foreign investment review regulatory process”).
Guests from Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage will include Jenifer Aitken (Director General, Investment Review and Strategic Planning Branch, Industry Canada) and Missy Marston-Shmelzer (Deputy Director of Investments and Director, Cultural Sector Investment Review, Canadian Heritage).
For more information see:
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The Canadian Institute is hosting an upcoming contest conference entitled “Managing Legal Risks in Running Online Contests” on June 21-22 2012 in Toronto. Their conference will include discussions on topics that include minimizing the risks of operating online contests, online voting contests, operating Facebook and Twitter contests, mobile contests and mitigating risk when online contests go wrong.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
