Artificial Intelligence technologies are being embedded into every aspect of how we live our lives in Canada — from educating our children, to communicating with family, friends, and healthcare providers, to dealing with our governments. Since 2017, Canada has invested tens of millions of dollars to “translate research in artificial intelligence into commercial … [Read more...] about The People’s Consultation on AI
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Clinical Trial Consultation
Health Canada has opened a public consultation seeking feedback on proposed Clinical Trials Regulations. The proposal contemplates decentralized or hybrid trial clinical trial designs for trials involving pharmaceuticals, biologics, and radiopharmaceuticals conducted in humans in Canada. Draft guidance issued in 2025 provides practical direction across … [Read more...] about Clinical Trial Consultation
“National Sprint” on AI Strategy
More than 160 signatories, including 40+ organizations and more than 120 field experts, human rights advocates, and community representatives across Canada, have signed a Joint Civil Society Letter Opposing ISED's "National Sprint" on AI Strategy. The consultation process of the "National Sprint" suggests serious disregard for the Canadian public’s known and wide-ranging … [Read more...] about “National Sprint” on AI Strategy
Making children the centre of privacy protections
The OAIC is asking children, young people and parents to share how children’s privacy can be better protected online. Listening to children, young people and parents is crucial to make sure the Children’s Online Privacy Code responds to their needs and experiences. The code will be a set of rules specifying how online services such as social media, messaging apps and cloud … [Read more...] about Making children the centre of privacy protections
Consultation: Platform Censorship
The FTC has requested comments regarding tech platform censorship, both on the extent to which tech firms are engaging in suppressing free speech, and the impact the platforms might have on user speech — whether from characterizing content as misinformation, hurtful, or offensive; outright censoring; or shadow banning content. The FTC is particularly interested in feedback … [Read more...] about Consultation: Platform Censorship
Exploring new ways for Canadians to share their health data
Statistics Canada wants to make it easier for Canadians to share their health information, which is important to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and diseases. The objective of this engagement is to: The engagement activity will help Statistics Canada better understand how Canadians prefer to be engaged by … [Read more...] about Exploring new ways for Canadians to share their health data
