The Protecting Privacy And Consumer Data Act (Bill C-36): Key Obligations And Enforcement Overview

Executive summary

On June 15, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-36, An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make amendments to other Acts (Bill C-36), in the House of Commons at first reading. If enacted, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA) will repeal Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and establish a modernized federal private-sector privacy regime for Canada.

The PPCDA is the third iteration of federal privacy reform legislation following Bill C-11 (2020) and Bill C-27 (2022), both of which died on the order paper. It is substantially similar to the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (the CPPA) proposed in Bill C-27 but includes several notable updates, including a new enforcement framework centred on the Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission of Canada.