Jurisdiction dossier
No federal AI law (AIDA died Jan 2025); Quebec’s Law 25 binds automated decisions. 2 obligations tracked — 1 in force, 1 proposed.
No federal AI law (AIDA died Jan 2025); Quebec’s Law 25 binds automated decisions.
checked 13 Aug 2026 primary source ↗
Binds Organisations making automated decisions using personal information in Quebec. Right to be informed + disclosure of key factors for automated decisions using personal info (Quebec).
Stated maximum penalty — AMPs up to C$10M / 2% turnover
Binds Would have bound high-impact & general-purpose AI — never enacted. Would have set high-impact / GPAI duties; died on prorogation Jan 2025 and was not reintroduced.
Abandoned — died on prorogation Jan 2025; AIDA itself not reintroduced. A separate federal bill, C-36 (Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, 45th Parliament), containing AI-transparency provisions (e.g. disclosure for automated/algorithmic tools) had first reading 15 Jun 2026 and is at second reading as of 2026-08-11 (https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-36) — not yet enacted; it is a privacy-law vehicle, not an AIDA-style comprehensive AI act.
Voluntary Code + Quebec Law 25 is already in force, with obligations live since September 22, 2023. No federal AI law (AIDA died Jan 2025); Quebec’s Law 25 binds automated decisions.
Current obligations bind, among others, Organisations making automated decisions using personal information in Quebec; Would have bound high-impact & general-purpose AI — never enacted. Scope and thresholds vary per instrument — see each row's source for the legal text.
Stated statutory maxima include: Quebec Law 25 (s.12.1) — AMPs up to C$10M / 2% turnover. These are the maximum amounts in the instruments; actual enforcement is at the regulator's discretion.
Not legal advice. Each obligation links to its primary source and carries the date it was last checked; verify the legal text before relying on it.