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C-27 House Government Bill

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

Sponsor: François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Saint-Maurice—Champlain)

Proposed changes

On 16 June 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry introduced 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 (Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022), and it was given first reading.

Part 1 enacts the Consumer Privacy Protection Act to govern the protection of personal information of individuals while taking into account the need of organizations to collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities. In consequence, it repeals Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and changes the short title of that Act to the Electronic Documents Act. It also makes consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

Part 2 enacts the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act, which establishes an administrative tribunal to hear appeals of certain decisions made by the Privacy Commissioner under the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and to impose penalties for the contravention of certain provisions of that Act. It also makes a related amendment to the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act.

Part 3 enacts the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act to regulate international and interprovincial trade and commerce in artificial intelligence systems by requiring that certain persons adopt measures to mitigate risks of harm and biased output related to high-impact artificial intelligence systems. That Act provides for public reporting and authorizes the Minister to order the production of records related to artificial intelligence systems. That Act also establishes prohibitions related to the possession or use of illegally obtained personal information for the purpose of designing, developing, using or making available for use an artificial intelligence system and to the making available for use of an artificial intelligence system if its use causes serious harm to individuals.

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

  • Brian Masse · NDP

    Response speech, November 28, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • François-Philippe Champagne · Liberal

    Sponsor’s speech, November 4, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Ryan Williams · Conservative

    Response speech, November 4, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • René Villemure · Bloc Québécois

    Response speech, November 4, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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