Bill C-36: Third Attempt At Revamping Canada’s Privacy Law

On June 15, 2026 the federal government tabled Bill C-36: An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make amendments to other Acts (the “PPCDA” or “Bill C-36”). This marks the government’s third attempt at updating the current federal private sector privacy legislation. Predecessors, such as Bill C-11: Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020,and Bill C-27: Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022, died on the order paper due to either the dissolution or prorogation of the federal government. 

The PPCDA proposes to replace Part I of the current Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), representing one of the most significant changes to Canada’s federal privacy law in over 25 years.