Google LLC v. Canada (Privacy Commissioner)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)
Citation2023 FCA 200
Date29 September 2023

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4 practice notes
  • Howlader v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 11, 2025
    ...may be useful in understanding the ordinary meaning of the text (CISSS at paras 33-35; Google LLC v Canada (Privacy Commissioner), 2023 FCA 200 at para 89; Canada v Hirschfield, 2025 FCA 17 at para [28] “Justified” means “just, right” and its root, justify, carries the meaning “show… justic......
  • Parker v. Ontario Medical Association
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 1, 2024
    ...Justice Jocelyne Gagné explained in Reference re Subsection 18.3(1) of the Federal Courts Act, 2021 FC 723 [Reference re Google], aff’d, 2023 FCA 200 (at para 47): […] PIPEDA’s privacy protections were created within a regulatory scheme relying on the federal “general trade and commerce” po......
  • Google Search Results Captured By Canadian Privacy Law
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...LLC v. Canada (Privacy Commissioner), 2023 FCA 200, the Federal Court of Appeal recently determined that the federal privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), applies to the Google search PIPEDA is the privacy legislation that applies ......
  • Appellate Quarterly 01/18/2024 ' Key Takeaways
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 12, 2024
    ...proceed. 4. Whether PIPEDA applies to news articles identified through search engine results Google LLC v. Canada (Privacy Commissioner), 2023 FCA 200, was a reference concerning whether the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) applies to Google search resul......
2 cases
  • Howlader v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 11, 2025
    ...may be useful in understanding the ordinary meaning of the text (CISSS at paras 33-35; Google LLC v Canada (Privacy Commissioner), 2023 FCA 200 at para 89; Canada v Hirschfield, 2025 FCA 17 at para [28] “Justified” means “just, right” and its root, justify, carries the meaning “show… justic......
  • Parker v. Ontario Medical Association
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 1, 2024
    ...Justice Jocelyne Gagné explained in Reference re Subsection 18.3(1) of the Federal Courts Act, 2021 FC 723 [Reference re Google], aff’d, 2023 FCA 200 (at para 47): […] PIPEDA’s privacy protections were created within a regulatory scheme relying on the federal “general trade and commerce” po......
2 firm's commentaries
  • Google Search Results Captured By Canadian Privacy Law
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...LLC v. Canada (Privacy Commissioner), 2023 FCA 200, the Federal Court of Appeal recently determined that the federal privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), applies to the Google search PIPEDA is the privacy legislation that applies ......
  • Appellate Quarterly 01/18/2024 ' Key Takeaways
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 12, 2024
    ...proceed. 4. Whether PIPEDA applies to news articles identified through search engine results Google LLC v. Canada (Privacy Commissioner), 2023 FCA 200, was a reference concerning whether the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) applies to Google search resul......