On November 17, 2020, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-11 - the Digital Charter Implementation Act – proposing the new Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) as a replacement for the existing Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the federal legislation regulating privacy in the private sector. Bill C-11 represents the largest overhaul to Canada’s privacy regime in over 20 years and would, if passed, introduce a number of new rights for individuals, update language and concepts to address changes in technology, and impose a significant level of data protection obligations for organizations in Canada and abroad. Dentons Data team has developed this in-Depth Guide to assist our clients with some of the legislative changes that are expected as well discuss the data-related issues that impact their business.

Please note that this Guide is not a comprehensive statement of the CPPA. Information in this Guide may change before the statute is finalized and receives royal assent. We also expect further guidance will be issued on the CPPA prior to the CPPA coming into force, and that regulations under the CPPA will be created. This Guide does not constitute legal or professional advice or a legal opinion. If you have any questions, please reach out to one of the members of the Dentons’ Transformative Technology and Data Strategy Group.

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