TECHNOLOGY

Legal leads list of company departments using artificial intelligence: Harmonic report
The legal and governance department accounts for nearly 20 percent of all AI hours
Venture for Canada establishes AI Advisory Council with Sam Ramadori, Zabeen Hirji, Rosario Cartagen
Nine-strong council also includes Salim Teja, Stephanie Enders, Abdi Aidid, and Jaxson Khan
Canadian Digital Regulators Forum workshop will feature regulatory perspectives on AI
Participants will be from competition, privacy, copyright law, telecom, other fields
Privacy commissioner’s report finds over 42,000 individual breaches at Canada Revenue Agency
The report indicated that the CRA failed to implement multi-factor authentication in a timely manner
Agentic artificial intelligence is a major priority for Canadian business leaders: KPMG report
A significant percentage of leaders is transitioning to a human-AI workforce

BIG DEALS

Deal forms core of $1.35B financing to expand Canada's largest data centre platform
First investment by GTCR-backed Ascent positions LiveBarn for accelerated growth
Deal brings AI-powered automation to MSP service desks across the ConnectWise PSA platform
Deal brings iGUIDE's AI-powered spatial mapping platform under Australian proptech leader

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN TECHNOLOGY

Michael Burkett
Year called to bar: 2002
Toronto, Ontario
Robert J.C. Deane
Year called to bar: 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia
Clemens Mayr
Year called to bar: 1991
Montréal, Québec
Kenneth Bousfield
Year called to bar: 1994
Toronto, Ontario
Jeremy Want
Year called to bar: 2000
Ottawa, Ontario
Patricia Folkins
Toronto, Ontario