Canada Introduces The Consumer Privacy Protection Act

On November 17, 2020, the Canadian House of Commons introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 ("DCIA"), which includes the Consumer Privacy Protection Act ("CPPA"), a privacy focused arm of the legislation. The full text of the Bill can be found here. The CPPA would act as an update and expansion to the pre-existing federal, privacy law.

The CPPA was introduced in an effort to significantly increase protections for Canadians' personal information by giving Canadians more control over how companies handle their personal information. The CPPA's legislative foundation is anchored by five core pillars:

• Providing plain-language information for consumers so they can fully understand and meaningfully consent to the ways in which their data will, or will not, be used;