Federal Bill C-8 Signals Coming Change For Canadian Cybersecurity

This article was prepared with the assistance of summer law student Amy Fisher. 

On June 18, 2025, Bill C-8 was introduced into the House of Commons. The Bill, which introduces more stringent cybersecurity regulations for critical Canadian infrastructure, aims to protect systems and services that are critical to Canada's security. While a similar Bill, C-26, was tabled in the last session of Parliament, it was not enacted due to proroguing.

The introduction of Bill C-8 shows that cybersecurity is a top priority of the current government and, as such, businesses should expect changes in the regulatory environment. Bill C-8 introduces some of these changes through amendments to the Telecommunications Act and the creation of the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act.