Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Bill C-27)
Canada's proposed federal AI statute establishing obligations for high-impact AI. It lapsed when Parliament was prorogued in early 2025; Canada currently relies on voluntary codes and existing law.
Key dates
- Jun 16, 2022Introduced as part of Bill C-27
- Jan 2025Died on the Order Paper when Parliament was prorogued
Risk areas addressed
Who it applies to
Would have applied to businesses designing, developing or making available 'high-impact' AI systems in the course of international/interprovincial trade.
Penalties & enforcement
Proposed administrative monetary penalties and offences (not in force).
Enforced by: Proposed AI and Data Commissioner (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
Canada AIDA carries no direct penalty today, so its value is evidential: teams adopt it to show a named standard behind their controls for bias & discrimination, safety & robustness and transparency. Mapping an existing AI inventory against it is usually enough to surface the gaps, and that same evidence tends to carry over to the binding regimes that follow.