What You Need to Know
Today, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation announced the tabling of Bill C-36 – the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to modernize Canada’s private-sector privacy law for the digital age.
Canada’s current private-sector privacy law is more than 25 years old. It was written before artificial intelligence at scale, before deepfakes, before algorithmic decision-making, and before children’s data became so widely collected online.
The Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act will give Canadians more control over their personal information, strengthen protections for children, and give businesses clearer rules to innovate responsibly.
The Act will be administered by the new Digital Safety Commission of Canada, ensuring appropriate regulatory oversight and effective enforcement.
The digital world has changed. Canada’s privacy law needs to change with it.
