Implications Of Bill C-34, Canada’s Proposed Online Safety Framework, For Organizations

This Insight was prepared with the assistance of Summer Law Students Mia Flett and Zoë Goetz.

This post is part of our ongoing coverage of Canada’s shifting privacy, online safety and AI landscape. For related reading, see our past Insights on Bill C-36, Canada’s proposed private-sector privacy overhaul and on the growing regulatory focus on minors online.

On June 10, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which would enact the Digital Safety Act (the DSA or the Act) and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act, as well as make consequential amendments to other Federal legislation. The DSA would set out new duties for organizations that operate regulated social media, AI chatbot and other online services. Regulated social media services (RSMS), for example, are required to implement measures and tools which allow users to block, flag harmful content and have access to a resource person. A RSMS must also accurately flag synthetic content