Introduced on 10 June 2026, Bill C-34 passed second reading on 29 October 2026 and was sent to the House of Commons Canadian Heritage committee for study. It would create a Digital Safety Act and a Digital Safety Commission. Social media and AI chatbot services would have to protect children, reduce the risk of harmful content and behaviour, and put emergency measures in place for crisis situations. The government also says it intends to use the new law to set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts.
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Canada Bill C-34: Safe Social Media Act (including AI chatbots)
A proposed Digital Safety Act covering social media and AI chatbot services, with a new Digital Safety Commission. Passed second reading on 29 October 2026 and is now at committee.
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- Status
- Proposed
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Applies to
- If passed: social media services and AI chatbot services used in Canada.
- Official source
- Government of Canada: Safe Social Media Act
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Key dates
- Introduced in the House of Commons
- Passes second reading; sent to Canadian Heritage committee
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Changelog
- Updated stage: passed second reading 29 Oct 2026, now at Canadian Heritage committee; corrected crisis duty and age-16 wording
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