What your Canadian website privacy policy must actually say — what PIPEDA requires, section by section, in plain language.
If your website takes orders or payments, provincial consumer-protection law expects certain things disclosed before the customer buys: all-in pricing, refund and delivery terms, and who you are. General information, not legal advice.
Read article →Canada anti-spam law reaches further than most owners think, and the penalties are severe. What CASL requires of your website forms and marketing emails, in plain language, with the consent rules that matter.
Read article →Privacy policy, terms of use, disclaimers, cookie notice: which legal pages does a Canadian website actually need, and which are just clutter? A plain-language guide to what belongs on your site and why.
Read article →Bill C-27 died on the order paper. In June 2026 the government tabled Bill C-36 to replace PIPEDA. Here is what actually changed, what has not, and what your website should be doing while the law moves.
Read article →Three laws govern what Canadian businesses can do online. Here is how PIPEDA, CASL, and Quebec Law 25 interact, where they overlap, and what your website actually needs to do to comply with all three.
Read article →PIPEDA is Canada's federal private-sector privacy law and it applies to almost every business website in the country. Here is what it actually requires — explained without the legalese.
Read article →Quebec's Law 25 is Canada's strictest privacy law — and it applies to any website that collects data from Quebec residents, not just Quebec businesses. Here is what changed and what you need to do.
Read article →Cookie banners are everywhere but most Canadian websites get them wrong. Here is what PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, and CASL actually require — and what does not count as meaningful consent.
Read article →A generic copy-pasted privacy policy doesn't protect you — and may make things worse. Here is what Canadian law actually requires your privacy policy to include, section by section.
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