By Mike Swift ( June 17, 2026, 00:22 GMT | Comment) -- Canada's proposed Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, also known as Bill C-26, would transform the country's privacy enforcement landscape, replacing key parts of its current private-sector privacy law with a stronger enforcement regime that recognizes privacy as a fundamental right. The legislation would create a powerful five-member Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission and authorize fines up to C$25 million ($17.75 million) or 5 percent of global revenue, whichever is greater, for some violations. The bill adds AI regulation, children's protections, privacy management requirements, expanded personal-data definitions and a private right of action, while shifting private-sector enforcement away from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.Canada took a step toward a more aggressive, European-style data protection enforcement system with the government's introduction Monday of Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to update the nation’s 26-year-old commercial privacy law....
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