Québec's Law 25: How Does it Apply to Your Business and What Do You Need to Know?
Prepare for Québec's Law 25 changes: Privacy Officer appointment, mandatory incident reporting, and more.
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Health Research
Health research aims to find better ways to treat, prevent and cure disease.
This vital component of healthcare can take multiple forms and present a variety of risks and opportunities. Whether it is a clinical trial, secondary data research, research ethics board protocol review, or a material transfer agreement, we keep the aims of the study top of mind while advising researchers, funders, and health care organizations. We also advise on deidentification of data for research purposes, and questions of research versus quality.
Our services include:
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Agreements - Material transfer, clinical trial, data sharing, basic science
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Research ethics board advice
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Research misconduct
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Protocol reviews
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Informed consents
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Deidentified data
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Mary Jane Dykeman
Samara Starkman
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INQ LAW
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Amendments to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA)
The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was amended recently. These amendments come into effect on October 1st, 2023.
INQ LAW
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Unpacking the NIST AI Risk Management Framework with Reva Schwartz
Watch the video below as Carole Piovesan of INQ and Reva Schwartz from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dive...
INQ LAW
- May 3
- 1 min
Guide to AI Maturity Assessments II
Completing an AI maturity assessment provides insights into how best to adapt to the changing AI landscape and ensure your organization...
INQ LAW
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Accelerating your AI Journey: A Guide to AI Maturity Assessments
As the AI landscape evolves, organizations must establish strong policies and procedures that help them mitigate potential risks and...
Reminder: Get Your Not-for-Profit Ready for ONCA
More than two years have passed since the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario) (the “ONCA”) became law on October 19, 2021....
INQ LAW
- Dec 14, 2022
- 1 min
Year in Review: Privacy Hot Topics in 2022
Watch the video below as Ira Parghi (INQ) and special guest Kopiha Nathan (HIROC) discuss the Year in Review: Privacy Hot Topics in 2022....
INQ LAW
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
Managing Access and Privacy in Dealing with Service Providers
Watch the video below as David Goodis (INQ) and special guest Else Khoury discuss 'Managing Access and Privacy in Dealing with Service...
INQ LAW
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
The Regulation of AI Tools in the US and Beyond
Watch the video below as Carole Piovesan (INQ) with special guests Myriah Jaworski (Clark Hill) and Philip Dawson (Armilla A.I.) discuss...
INQ LAW
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Breach Communications: Essential Strategies to Maintain Trust
Watch the video below as Samara Starkman of INQ, along with special guest Danielle Parr of Navigator discuss 'Breach Communications:...
INQ LAW
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
Data Ethics - Moving from Theory to Practice
Watch the video below as Angela Power, MHE of INQ Consulting discussed 'Data Ethics - Moving from Theory to Practice' in webinar 3 of...
INQ LAW
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Mapping Emerging Laws Regulating Artificial Intelligence in the US
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to countless innovations ranging from task automation, detecting fraud,...
INQ LAW
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
Privacy Impact Assessments: Practical Approaches and Perspectives
Learn from privacy experts with experience in the oversight of privacy programs, conducting PIAs, identifying risk.
INQ LAW
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Bill C-27: Understanding the New Law and its Implications for Your Organization
INQ Webinar: Bill C-27
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INQ LAW
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
Canada's First AI Law: Understanding the Law and its Implications for Your Organization
Canada’s new Bill C-27 aims to substantially reform Canada’s federal privacy law and introduce a new law on artificial intelligence....
Ira Parghi, Dongwoo Kim, Tamara Adler, Carole Piovesan
- Jun 20, 2022
- 4 min
Bill C-27: Major Reform to Canadian Privacy Law and New Law on Artificial Intelligence
By: Ira Parghi, Dongwoo Kim, Tamara Adler, and Carole Piovesan The federal government has just tabled a bill that stands to significantly...
Tamara Adler
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
Brand New Cyber Security Laws – Secret orders & hefty fines
Canada’s federal government is turning its focus to cyber security and privacy this June. On June 14, 2022 the Minister of Public Safety...
INQ LAW
- Feb 19, 2022
- 1 min
Explainable AI with Carole Piovesan & Mohan Reddy
The explainability and interpretability of artificial intelligence systems are key pillars of any responsible AI program, and they are...
INQ LAW
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Privacy for the Future
INQ Law partners Ira Parghi and Mary Jane Dykeman unpack some hot topics in privacy law, including US-Canada cross-border compliance and...
INQ LAW
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Privacy Engineering with Danielle Beringer
Interested in learning more about privacy engineering? Watch this informative video from our most recent webinar featuring Danielle Beringer
INQ LAW
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
The Risk-based Approach to AI: a Global Trend
Introduction A few years ago, the conversations on AI ethics focused on identifying and reaching a consensus on the principles. Now,...
INQ LAW
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Japan’s ‘Digital Reform’
Introduction: Digital Reform On May 12, 2021, the upper house of the Japanese Diet passed the ‘Bill concerning Digital Reform,’ which...
INQ LAW
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Canada’s AI Regulation Landscape: A Review of Four Federal and Provincial Initiatives
Introduction In April 2021, the European Commission introduced its proposal of the Artificial Intelligence Act, called the “world’s first...
INQ LAW
- Jun 21, 2021
- 4 min
The Long-Anticipated Updated Standard Contractual Clauses
By Ellen Xu The European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) on June 4, 2021: one set...
INQ LAW
- Jun 12, 2021
- 3 min
Change Management and Artificial Intelligence: A Literature Review
Change management refers to “the term for all approaches to prepare, support, and help individuals, teams, and organizations in making...
INQ LAW
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
Ontario’s Support Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 will bring several big changes
Ontario’s Support Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 will bring several big changes for Ontario’s Not-for-Profit sector By: Shanon...
INQ LAW
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Top Tips for Working with a Regulator
As a former senior privacy and access regulator, I would like to share some thoughts with you about how to effectively work with a...
INQ LAW
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
DEMYSTIFYING DATA: POINTERS AND PITFALLS FOR CONTRACTING WITH DATA
By: Janet Ozembloski More and more, commercial lawyers are working with a data component in a wide array of contracts that come across...
INQ LAW
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
INQ Webinar: Top Tips for Data and AI Contracting
This 30-minute free webinar provides high level guidance for those who work with data-related contracts in their day-to-day work. These...
INQ LAW
- May 13, 2021
- 11 min
European Union’s Proposal to Regulate AI
Introduction On April 14, 2021, POLITICO reported on the leaked draft of the European Commission’s regulations on artificial intelligence...
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