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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

Creates a new consumer data law to govern how organizations collect, use, and share personal information during commercial activities.

What Bill C-36 would do

The bill would create the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act to govern how organizations handle individuals' personal information in commercial activities. It would repeal privacy provisions in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, rename that law the Electronic Documents Act, and make changes to other federal laws. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment enacts the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data 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. Consequently, 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 . Finally, it also makes amendments to other Acts.

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

Kind
Government bill
Sponsor
Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation (Toronto Centre)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedJun 15 Exact stageAt second reading in the House of Commons · since June 15, 2026Introduced, but not debated yet.
  2. Being debated
  3. Almost law
  4. Law

Introduced June 15; not debated yet

  1. First reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the House now

  3. Committee in the House not yet

  4. Report stage in the House not yet

  5. Third reading in the House not yet

  6. First reading in the Senate not yet

  7. Second reading in the Senate not yet

  8. Third reading in the Senate not yet

  9. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At second reading in the House of Commons · since June 15, 2026.

  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 0

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Also raised in 8

Question Period, members' statements and other debates where the bill came up.

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  1. Safe Social Media Act

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  2. Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act

    · Private Members' Business · named 3 times

  3. Safe Social Media Act

    · Government Orders · named 5 times

  4. Safe Social Media Act

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  5. Privilege

    · Private Members' Business · named 1 time

  6. Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act

    · Private Members' Business · named 15 times

  7. Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  8. Combatting Hate Act

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

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