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This dossier contains 29 indexed evidence records connected to Canada. Use the filters to inspect status, instrument type, and topic coverage—including deepfakes, synthetic media, AI-generated content, detection, and KYC—without treating a summary as a legal conclusion.

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12indexed topics

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Indexed evidence

Regulation records

Showing 29 of 29 records

Source-only evidence, partial

Privacy law: PIPEDA

Law Or Treaty
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Private-sector organizations subject to Part 1, subject to substantially similar provincial-law exemptions and federal works, undertakings and businesses.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2000
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycBiometricsPrivacy And Data ProtectionProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Source-only evidence, partial

Public-sector privacy: Privacy Act

Law Or Treaty
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Federal government institutions and their personal-information handling.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceBiometricsPrivacy And Data ProtectionProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Non-consensual intimate images and computer-system remedies

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Everyone
  • applies to knowingly publishing, distributing, transmitting, selling, making available or advertising an intimate image without consent, or recklessly doing so.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Guidance, partial

FINTRAC identity verification and AML/KYC

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Reporting entities and their agents/mandataries when prescribed client-identification, ongoing-monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting duties apply.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaIdentity And KycFinancial Services
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Federal elections

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Federal election administrators, parties, candidates, campaign participants, platforms and electors, to the extent the Act applies.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceFraud And ImpersonationPrivacy And Data ProtectionPlatform Safety And ContentElections And Political ContentProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Active, partial

Telecommunications and network cybersecurity

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Canadian carriers and telecommunications service providers participating in the CRTC framework.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaCybersecurity
Official sources
Proposed, partial

AIDA / Bill C-27

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Proposed private-sector AI framework, particularly high-impact systems, with proposed duties around risk, harm, bias, transparency and regulation.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2022
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial Intelligence
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Bill C-277: Regulating the Online Use of Deepfakes Act

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Online service operators and persons creating, sharing or disseminating deepfakes, as defined in the bill.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
May 6, 2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic Media
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Bill C-34: Safe Social Media Act

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Proposed regulated social-media services, chatbot services and other regulated online services, with particular child-safety focus.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Jun 10, 2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaPlatform Safety And ContentChild SafetyProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Bill C-36: Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Proposed replacement/private-sector modernization framework for organizations handling personal information, including AI and automated decision-making use cases.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Jun 15, 2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligencePrivacy And Data ProtectionChild Safety
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Bill C-216: Promotion of Safety in the Digital Age Act

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Proposed online-service and application operators, with minors’ privacy, health and well-being focus.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligencePrivacy And Data ProtectionChild Safety
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Bill C-288: Protection Against Online Fraud Act

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Proposed owners/operators of Internet platforms, including social-media and online video-gaming services.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Jun 17, 2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaIdentity And KycFraud And ImpersonationPlatform Safety And Content
Official sources
Repealed or withdrawn, partial

Bill C-63: proposed Online Harms Act (no longer active)

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actorsNot recorded in registry
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Feb 26, 2024
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaChild Safety
Official sources
Proposed, partial

OPC: generative AI privacy principles

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Organizations developing, providing or using generative AI models, tools, products or services.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Dec 7, 2023
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligencePrivacy And Data ProtectionChild SafetyProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Guidance, partial

OPC: biometrics and facial recognition

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Federal institutions, businesses and police agencies, depending on the document.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2022
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

BiometricsPrivacy And Data ProtectionProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Guidance, partial

OSFI and FCAC: federally regulated financial institutions

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Federally regulated financial institutions, foreign bank and insurance branches where applicable, and their boards, senior management, model owners and third parties.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycFraud And ImpersonationFinancial ServicesProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Guidance, partial

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Organizations of all sizes and sectors
  • additional focus on critical infrastructure and AI developers/deployers.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceFraud And ImpersonationPrivacy And Data ProtectionCybersecurity
Official sources
Guidance, partial

Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making

Regulation Or Rule
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Federal departments/institutions using production automated decision systems to make or support administrative decisions or related client assessments
  • it is not a general private-sector AI law.
Neutral effect or obligation summary

Algorithmic Impact Assessment before launch scaled impact-level controls transparency and notice explanation and recourse data, privacy, security and human-review controls peer review/publication requirements for relevant impact levels. The directive covers AI and non-AI automated systems.

Enacted or issued
Apr 1, 2019
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycPrivacy And Data Protection
Official sources
Voluntary framework, partial

Voluntary Code for advanced generative AI

Framework Or Standard
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Organizations developing or managing advanced, general-purpose generative AI systems, with additional measures for systems made widely available.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Sep 27, 2023
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurityProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Proposed, partial

Canadian Guardrails for Generative AI: proposed code of practice

Proposal
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Proposed developers, deployers and operators of generative AI systems.
Neutral effect or obligation summary

Proposed guardrails, transparency, risk-management and harmful-impact mitigation concepts intended to support voluntary adoption and possible transition to future regulation.

DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial Intelligence
Official sources
Source-only evidence, partial

Ontario: public-sector AI and digital security

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Ontario ministries and provincial agencies for the directive
  • prescribed public-sector entities for statutory AI provisions.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
2024
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligencePrivacy And Data Protection
Official sources
Voluntary framework, partial

Ontario IPC/OHRC: responsible AI principles

Framework Or Standard
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Ontario public sector and broader public sector
  • useful reference for organizations adopting AI.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligencePrivacy And Data Protection
Official sources
Guidance, partial

Ontario IPC: facial recognition and mugshot databases

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Ontario police agencies using or considering facial recognition against mugshot databases.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligenceBiometricsPrivacy And Data Protection
Official sources
Guidance, partial

Québec: private-sector privacy, biometrics and AI guidance

Guidance
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Québec public bodies and private organizations handling personal information
  • organizations implementing biometric systems or AI involving personal information.
Neutral effect or obligation summary

Privacy-impact assessment (EFVP) for covered projects privacy-by-design/default necessity, purpose, transparency, safeguards and governance. Biometric systems are subject to specific Québec rules, including reporting/notification requirements to the CAI before implementing a biometric database/system in the circumstances described by law, and sensitive-information/consent requirements.

Enacted or issued
2026
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycBiometricsPrivacy And Data Protection
Official sources
Guidance, partial

British Columbia: OIPC guidance and Clearview findings

Guidance
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • BC public bodies under FIPPA
  • private organizations under PIPA
  • police and retailers are addressed in the cited material.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Biometrics
Official sources
Guidance, partial

Alberta: OIPC AI and facial-recognition material

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actors
  • Health custodians, private organizations, public bodies and police agencies depending on the law and activity.
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Artificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycBiometricsPrivacy And Data ProtectionElections And Political ContentProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Voluntary framework, partial

Enacted privacy and successor institutional arrangements

Law Or Treaty
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actorsNot recorded in registry
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
Enacted or issued
Mar 20, 2025
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceBiometricsPrivacy And Data ProtectionProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Source-only evidence, partial

AI, deepfakes and elections

Type not recorded
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actorsNot recorded in registry
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycPrivacy And Data ProtectionPlatform Safety And ContentElections And Political ContentProvenance And Labeling
Official sources
Source-only evidence, partial

KYC/AML and enforcement signal

Enforcement Record
CitationNot recorded in registry
Covered actorsNot recorded in registry
Neutral effect or obligation summaryNot recorded in registry
DatesNot recorded in registry
Verified dateNot recorded in registry
Evidence boundary

Direct evidence section in the cited Markdown dossier; official URLs are reproduced from that section.

Synthetic MediaArtificial IntelligenceIdentity And KycBiometricsFraud And ImpersonationPrivacy And Data ProtectionElections And Political ContentFinancial ServicesProvenance And Labeling
Official sources