Bill 64 Committee Report Adopted By Québec National Assembly

On September 16, 2021, the Quebec National Assembly adopted the report of the Committee on Institutions (the "Committee") on the Act to Modernize Legislative Provisions respecting the Protection of Personal Information ("Bill 64") with its amendments. The Quebec government tabled the Committee report on September 14, 2021, which was quickly adopted after brief debates at the Quebec National Assembly.

Bill 64 represents a major privacy regime reform aimed at improving transparency, increasing the level of data confidentiality and reinforcing consent requirements. Bill 64 will bring many changes to the current privacy regime in the province of Québec and lead the privacy law reform movement in Canada.