Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA, Part 3 of Bill C-27) — not enacted

In short

AIDA was Canada's proposed federal AI law, tabled in June 2022 as part of Bill C-27 alongside a new privacy act. It would have imposed risk-assessment, mitigation, monitoring and record-keeping duties on 'high-impact' AI systems, with a new AI and Data Commissioner. The bill stalled in committee and died when Parliament was prorogued on 6 January 2025. Canada currently has no federal AI-specific statute; PIPEDA, provincial privacy laws, human-rights law and the voluntary generative-AI code fill the gap.

Key dates

1. Jun 16, 2022✓Bill C-27 introduced in the House of Commons
2. Jan 6, 2025✓Parliament prorogued; Bill C-27 died on the Order Paper

What you have to do

• Do not treat AIDA's draft duties as binding — they never took effect.
• Rely instead on PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, Ontario ESA rules and human-rights law for your Canadian AI obligations.
• Watch for a replacement federal bill; a new proposal has been reported as expected.

Penalties

None — the bill was never enacted. The draft had proposed fines of up to C$25 million or 5% of global revenue.