"Trade secrets and confidential commercial information are information-based assets that are not widely known and which have value from not being widely known, and which have been the subject of reasonable steps to maintain and continue their secrecy. Today they pertain to some of the most important assets in the digital and knowledge economies. In this timely overview of the law, this text examines the Canadian law on trade secrets and confidential information in all of its relevant domestic contexts, including the unique approaches of both the common law and civil law, relevant procedural considerations, criminal and national security dimensions of the law, and access to information frameworks. Additionally, it provides brief commentary on the history, justification, and policy objectives of the law. The work also provides an overview of proposed reforms."--