Progress

Current status
under deliberation
26 Feb 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

26 Feb 2024
under deliberation

Introduced the Act to enact the Online Harms Act, to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act (C-63/44), including content moderation authority governance

On 26 February 2024, the Act to enact the Online Harms Act, to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act (C-63/44) was introduced into the Parliament of Canada. The Act establishes the Digital Safety Commission of Canada, which aims …

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament