AIDA (Artificial Intelligence and Data Act)
AIDA was Canada’s proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, introduced within Bill C-27 — but it died when Parliament was prorogued in January 2025 and is not law.
AIDA was tabled in 2022 as the third part of Bill C-27 (the Digital Charter Implementation Act). It would have regulated "high-impact" AI systems, requiring risk assessments, mitigation measures, and transparency, overseen by a new AI and Data Commissioner.
Bill C-27 did not pass. When Parliament was prorogued in January 2025, all bills on the order paper — including AIDA — died on the order paper. As of today, Canada has no comprehensive federal AI statute in force; a future government would need to reintroduce legislation.
In the meantime, Canadian organizations rely on existing privacy law (PIPEDA, provincial laws like Law 25), the Voluntary Code of Conduct, and international frameworks. Watch ised-isde.canada.ca for any successor legislation.
