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Measures against online fraud

C-288 Protection Against Online Fraud Act: An Act to enact the Protection Against Online Fraud Act and to amend the Criminal Code

Requires online platforms to block fraudulent content and notify affected users, and adds sentencing factors for identity crimes against vulnerable people.

What Bill C-288 would do

The bill would create the Protection Against Online Fraud Act, requiring owners and operators of platforms like online services and apps to take steps to stop fraudulent content and to notify users who interacted with it. It would also amend the Criminal Code so judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing if identity theft or identity fraud targeted a person made vulnerable by factors like age, health, or financial situation.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment enacts the Protection Against Online Fraud Act , the purpose of which is to require that owners and operators of platforms, such as online services or applications, implement measures to prevent the dissemination of fraudulent content through their products and services and to provide notice to users who engaged with such content. It also amends the Criminal Code to add as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes the fact that an identify theft or identity fraud offence was committed against a person vulnerable given their personal circumstances, including their age, health and financial situation.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Private member's bill
Sponsor
Melissa Lantsman, Member of Parliament (Thornhill)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
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  1. ProposedJun 17 Exact stageOutside the Order of Precedence · since June 17, 2026Introduced, but not debated yet.
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Officially: Outside the Order of Precedence · since June 17, 2026.

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