On May 21, 2019, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of
Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced the launch of Canada’s
own Digital Charter.
Canada’s economy, much like the rest of the world, has
become data-driven. While this shift has enabled technology and
online data to vastly improve the lives of Canadians in many ways,
it has also led to concerns about how personal data is being
collected, used and disclosed by businesses and whether businesses
are subject to regulations that provide appropriate protection for
Canadians. In an era of frequent data breaches, Canadians are
well-founded in their anxiety regarding the ways in which their
personal information is being handled.
