With dramatic growth in the global data economy, and increased
reliance on online activity as a result of the global pandemic,
protection of privacy and personal information has never been as
relevant as it is now. Like many other jurisdictions, Canada has
recognized the need for a significant revamp of its privacy laws to
address challenges relating to increased international data
flows.
After years of consultations, proposals and reports on
Canada's privacy regime, the federal government tabled Bill
C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act,
2020, on November 17, 2020. Bill C-11 significantly
overhauls Canada's federal privacy laws and if adopted would
(i) repeal Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection
and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the Act that
currently governs the treatment of personal information and
privacy; (ii) introduce the Consumer Privacy Protection
Act (CPPA), which would govern privacy in the private
sector; and (iii) introduce a new
