Canada: Age verification requirements in Digital Safety Act (Bill C-34)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
10 Jun 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Digital Safety Act including age verification requirements was introduced to House of Commons
On 10 June 2026, the Digital Safety Act, including age verification requirements, was introduced to the House of Commons. The Act aims to protect children, reduce harmful content exposure and ensure operator transparency. The Act focuses on harmful …
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament