This week, we headed to the Hill for two productive days of meetings with policy makers and government officials representing all sides of a series of pressing issues for the digital advertising sector. Bill C-27 was at the top of…
Read MoreLast week marked the first birthday of regulated iGaming in Ontario and the celebrations kicked off at a sold-out summit hosted by the Canadian Gaming Association. The mood was bright and for good reason – this booming new sector comprised…
Read MoreWith “uncertainty” being a major theme in our industry at large, the need for tighter and clearly defined standards is at an all-time high. This is not lost on IABs globally as they turn their attention towards two important initiatives…
Read MorePrivacy and AI have been keeping us busy on the policy front at IAB Canada. ISED’s newly tabled Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 has a lot of new elements to unpack and we’re on the case. Aside from a revised private sector…
Read MoreIn late June 2022, ISED introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 which includes Bill C-27 – a new Bill with several updates to our current federal private sector privacy law – PIPEDA. Also included in C-27, is the provision…
Read MoreIAB Tech Lab has released important guidelines on how platform privacy restrictions are impacting the podcasting sector. The comprehensive output sets out to: present a clear definition of the challenge describe how privacy mechanisms block audience metrics and their impact on podcast…
Read MoreJust last week, on the heels of another high-profile brand finding themselves in hot water with the OPC, Minister Champaign expressed his party’s strong desire to get back to work on the Digital Charter and drafting new federal privacy legislation…
Read MoreAt yesterday’s State of the Nation event, we were thrilled to bring you the news that, after two years of collaboration with technical, legal and policy experts around the globe, the IAB Tech Lab has officially launched the Global Privacy…
Read MoreThe release of IAB Tech Lab’s Global Privacy Platform this quarter marks an achievement of enormous effort involving stakeholders working together from across the globe for over 2 years. This week, Anthony Katsur, CEO of IAB Tech Lab, shared his…
Read MoreIAB Canada had a strong iGaming Working Group kick-off session today with solid attendance from agencies, publishers, ad tech and operators all committed to the success of a responsible iGaming market in Ontario. Our special guest, Jeff Harris, Director, Financial Advisory…
Read MoreBy September 2022, any organization in Canada that works with the Quebec market will need to come into compliance with the newly amended Quebec privacy legislation. This slate of new requirements rolls out in phases and eventually, in 2023, we…
Read MoreJust last week the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Daniel Therrien released what could be his final op-ed as he inches closer to the end of his term. Referencing everything from 9/11 to Snowden, he tells the familiar tale calling out…
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