Policy

First reading in the House of Commons, 15 June 2026

The Carney government's successor to Bill C-27's privacy reforms. Recognizes privacy as a fundamental right and creates a Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission of Canada with enhanced enforcement powers.

Introduced: June 15, 2026

First reading in the House of Commons, 10 June 2026

Would create a federal online-safety regime aimed at protecting children: a minimum social-media age of 16, mandated age verification, platform duty-to-act-responsibly obligations, and a new Digital Safety Commission of Canada.

Introduced: June 10, 2026

Received royal assent on 18 June 2026 (S.C. 2026, c. 20)

Elections bill enacted in June 2026, tracked here because it extends the Canada Elections Act impersonation offence to realistic AI deepfakes of electoral actors — while leaving other AI-generated political content unregulated.

Introduced: March 26, 2026

Received royal assent on 18 June 2026 (S.C. 2026, c. 19)

Omnibus criminal-law bill that received royal assent in June 2026, tracked here because committee amendments extended the Criminal Code's non-consensual intimate-image provisions to images created or altered using AI.

Introduced: December 9, 2025

Died on the Order Paper at committee stage (INDU) on prorogation, 6 January 2025

Bundled privacy reform with the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), Canada's first proposed federal AI-specific legislation. Died on the order paper when Parliament was prorogued in January 2025.

Introduced: June 16, 2022

Policy resolution adopted at the Liberal Party's 2026 National Convention calling for a Canadian Artificial Intelligence Act modelled on the EU AI Act, with risk-based regulation of high-risk AI systems.

Published: April 11, 2026

Proactively disclosed Question Period note explaining why Canada created the Canadian AI Safety Institute (CAISI) in November 2024 and noting its role as a founding member of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes.

Published: September 15, 2025

The voluntary commitment instrument organizations sign to adopt the Guardrails for Generative AI outcomes. With AIDA dead, it remains the primary federal mechanism for AI accountability — 51 signatories as of March 2025.

Published: September 27, 2023

Principles framework defining six outcomes — safety, fairness, transparency, human oversight, robustness, and accountability — that Canadian developers and deployers of advanced generative AI should achieve.

Published: August 16, 2023

The G7's initiative for international governance of advanced AI, launched in May 2023. Produced voluntary guiding principles, a code of conduct for advanced AI developers, and the OECD-run HAIP reporting framework.

Published: May 19, 2023

Canada's renewed national AI strategy, launched by Prime Minister Carney in June 2026 and led by ISED. Builds on the 2017 Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and the AI Sprint consultations rather than replacing them.

Published: June 4, 2026

ISED's $2-billion plan to build domestic AI computing capacity — private-sector data centres, a publicly owned national AI supercomputer, and subsidized compute access for Canadian SMEs.

Published: December 5, 2024

The Standards Council of Canada's federal program for AI and data governance standardization — the standards-and-certification layer of Canada's AI governance toolkit, complementing legislation and voluntary codes.

Published: April 19, 2021

Federal funding program from Budget 2017 that made Canada an early mover in national AI strategy — administered by CIFAR and funding the Vector Institute, Mila, and Amii to build research talent.

Published: March 22, 2017

Campaign statement co-signed by a multipartisan group of MPs and senators calling for Canada to negotiate an international "trust but verify" regime to prohibit the development of superintelligent AI.

Published: May 28, 2026

Joint statement by Prime Minister Carney and President Stubb setting out a new phase of bilateral cooperation on sovereign technology, AI compute capacity, quantum research, Arctic issues, and defence.

Published: April 14, 2026

Declaration signed at the Munich Security Conference creating a practical framework for Canada-Germany cooperation on secure compute infrastructure and sovereign AI capabilities, building on the December 2025 Digital Alliance.

Published: February 14, 2026

Joint ministerial statement from the December 2025 G7 digital ministers' meeting in Montréal announcing a Canada-Germany Digital Alliance to deepen bilateral digital and AI cooperation.

Published: December 8, 2025

Munk School report assessing Canada's position across the AI technology stack, warning that gaps in cloud infrastructure and compute hardware leave Canada vulnerable, and framing sovereignty as freedom from coercion rather than isolationism.

Published: March 10, 2026

Workshop summary from CIGI and the Privy Council Office exploring five possible AI futures to 2030 and offering policy recommendations on the national-security implications of next-generation AI systems.

Published: February 6, 2026

ISED's synthesis of Canada's largest public consultation on AI policy — over 11,300 responses and nearly 300 submissions — identifying eight priority areas that informed the 2026 national AI strategy.

Published: February 5, 2026

Comprehensive assessment of AI capabilities, risks, and risk-management practices, led by Yoshua Bengio and produced by over 100 independent experts from more than 30 countries, commissioned by the UK government.

Published: February 1, 2026

AIGS white paper warning that smarter-than-human AI may arrive within 18 months and urging Canada to lead global talks while building resilience at home.

Published: October 21, 2025

Updated AIGS white paper with five high-impact actions for mid-2025, recommending a Ministry of AI, improved legislation, and increased safety research investment.

Published: June 26, 2024

White paper by AI Governance and Safety Canada outlining five high-impact actions for the federal government to significantly advance AI governance by mid-2024.

Published: October 18, 2023