Legislative Update: Respective Standing Committees Commence Review Of Proposed Bills Related To Artificial Intelligence, Privacy And Cybersecurity

Over the last 30 days, federal privacy reform and new cybersecurity legislation for federally regulated entities reached significant milestones in the legislative process. On March 27, 2023, Parliament of Canada ("Parliament") read Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, ("Bill C-26") for a second time and referred it to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Meanwhile, on April 24, 2023, Parliament read Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts ("Bill C-27") for a second time and referred it to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.