Digital Back-up Regulations in Canada

I always find it interesting to learn about the finer points of document management abroad - especially in the case of legal restrictions and federal regulations. I mentioned earlier in the week that Google has run into some trouble with Europe's more stringent data-protection regulations, and Canada is another country with progressive new legal obligations.

Today I came across an article on Mondaq.com that discusses the evolution of laws dictating e-documents in Canada. Furthermore, this article focuses specifically on the legal field. According to the author:

"It is undeniable that the proliferation of electronically stored information ("ESI") in today's business environment makes your 3-hole punch a less utilized tool than it was 10 years ago. And it is incumbent on all counsel to be aware of the differences associated with the preservation and production of ESI vs. paper records. But, like many issues in the law, once you decode the jargon, you will find that the basic legal principles are not that different. At their core, the preservation obligations for ESI mirror the conventional obligations for paper records. You just need to be attuned to the characteristics of ESI that demand earlier and more detailed attention than the dusty boxes of documents sitting in your client's warehouse."