A draft Children’s Online Privacy Code is being developed, and the OAIC is seeking the public's input. The Code is intended to protect children of any age when they use online services by "strengthening the privacy protections of their personal information.” While the Code is not legislation, it does apply to social media, including the platforms affected by the recent … [Read more...] about Consultation: Children’s Online Privacy Code
Legislation
Political Parties and the Public’s Privacy
In most democratic countries, the opportunities for political parties to capture and use personal information to identify and target voters are constrained by comprehensive privacy protection laws. This is not the case in Canada. Canadian political parties are not generally covered by Canadian privacy legislation – either at the federal or provincial levels. Generally, … [Read more...] about Political Parties and the Public’s Privacy
KISS Campaign Launched
Governments and law enforcement agencies in the EU, Canada, Australia and other countries continue to push measures that weaken encryption, and the spyware market continues to grow unchecked. With that in mind, EDRi has launched a new campaign, Keep It Safe and Secure (KISS). The KISS campaign is led by a group of civil society organisations active at national, European and … [Read more...] about KISS Campaign Launched
The People’s Consultation on AI
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
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 Draft guidance issued in 2025 provides practical direction across … [Read more...]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
PACC Joins the Call to Withdraw Bill C-2
The Privacy & Access Council of Canada, along with more than 65 other leading Canadian individuals and organizations, has endorsed an open letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to withdraw the deeply flawed, anti-privacy Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act. The Strong Borders Act opens the door to unprecedented surveillance and cross-border data sharing. Its sweeping … [Read more...] about PACC Joins the Call to Withdraw Bill C-2
