Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), introduced as part of Bill C-27, would have established Canada’s first comprehensive AI law with risk-based obligations on high-impact AI systems. The bill died on the order paper in January 2025 after Parliament was prorogued, leaving Canada without federal AI legislation as of early 2026.

• “High-impact” AI systems requiring impact assessments and risk mitigation (per the failed bill)
• General-purpose AI systems with separate transparency obligations
• Bill C-63 (Online Harms Act), a parallel piece, addressed deepfake intimate imagery; also died at prorogation

• AIDA proposed criminal penalties up to C$25M or 5% of global revenue
• New AI and Data Commissioner role planned to oversee compliance
• Federal government has named deepfakes as a priority for replacement legislation expected in 2026
• Provincial measures (Quebec Law 25, Ontario Bill 194) currently filling the federal gap