Canada: Age Assurance Policy Note
Progress
Current status
adopted
04 May 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of the Privacy Commissioner released age assurance policy note
On 4 May 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) published the age assurance policy note, setting out its positions on the development and use of age assurance. The OPC states that age assurance can be a mechanism toward creating a safer …
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority