Canada:
Electronic Commerce In Canada: A Legal And Regulatory Guide
16 January 2020
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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New to our roster of publications is a Lexology article
on electronic commerce law in Canada. Written in
Q&A format, this publication looks at key legal and regulatory
requirements that apply to digital businesses in the Canadian
marketplace.
E-commerce issues considered in this publication include:
- Federal vs. provincial authority;
- Electronic contract and e-signature validity;
- Electronic payment systems;
- Virtual currency;
- Privacy law and consumer protection;
- Data breaches;
- Cybersecurity and encryption;
- Digital advertising regulations and spam;
- Defamation;
- Domain name disputes;
- Taxation of online sales;
- Dispute resolution.
We are pleased to be able to make this 28-page publication available for
downloading.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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