AI Policy in Canada

Coverage of AI regulation, privacy, ethics, and governance in Canada at the federal, provincial, and municipal level.

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AI Policy in Canada

February 16, 2026

Disney’s fight with ByteDance over Seedance is not your copyright problem, your contract is

AI video copyright risk lands on whoever publishes the clip

byMarcus Laporte

AI Policy in Canada

February 9, 2026

The Privacy Commissioner Just Warned Parliament About AI and Most Canadian Businesses Missed It

AI privacy Canada is a top priority, the Privacy Commissioner told Parliament

byMarcus Laporte

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AI Policy in Canada

January 22, 2026

Canada Invests $1.42 Billion Through Mitacs to Combat AI Talent Exodus

Mitacs's $1

byDavid Okafor

AI Policy in Canada

January 15, 2026

Canada’s AI Regulation Gap Widens as AIDA Dies in Parliament

With AIDA dead, Canadian AI regulation looks like a vacuum

byMarcus Laporte

A notebook with a stethoscope resting on it beside a laptop.

AI Policy in Canada

January 8, 2026

ChatGPT Health promises privacy, but your staff policy still has to do the work

ChatGPT Health keeps health chats separate, but those promises sit in a consumer

byMarcus Laporte

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AI Policy in Canada

December 1, 2025

Alberta Breaks New Ground with AI Drafted Whisky Law

The Alberta Whisky Act was drafted with help from AI

byZak I. Hussein

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AI Policy in Canada

November 19, 2025

Canada’s AI Leap Forward and Why Provinces Must Act Now

AI in Canadian government is moving from Ottawa to provinces and municipalities

byZak I. Hussein

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AI Policy in Canada

April 23, 2025

Canada’s AI Regulation Reset

Canada AI regulations changed, and here is what that means for Canadian

byMarcus Laporte

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The AI training opt-out is one robots.txt line now. Most Canadian sites we checked name no AI crawler

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Ottawa’s $2 million AI governance challenge scores running the project above your code

The AI governance challenge pays up to $2 million, but 70 of its 130 points

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The malicious Claude Code extension lasted 11 hours. A one-day install delay would have skipped it

A malicious Claude Code extension sat in Cursor for 11 hours

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Burnaby’s AI building permit review comes with two sets of terms that disagree on training

Burnaby's AI building permit review runs on two sets of terms that read

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The AI training opt-out is one robots.txt line now. Most Canadian sites we checked name no AI crawler

The AI training opt-out is one robots

October 31, 2026
7 minute read
Ottawa’s $2 million AI governance challenge scores running the project above your code

The AI governance challenge pays up to $2 million, but 70 of its 130 points

October 31, 2026
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The malicious Claude Code extension lasted 11 hours. A one-day install delay would have skipped it

A malicious Claude Code extension sat in Cursor for 11 hours

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The AI training opt-out is one robots.txt line now. Most Canadian sites we checked name no AI crawler

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The AI training opt-out is one robots.txt line now. Most Canadian sites we checked name no AI crawler

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The malicious Claude Code extension lasted 11 hours. A one-day install delay would have skipped it

AI Policy in Canada

Disney’s fight with ByteDance over Seedance is not your copyright problem, your contract is

The Privacy Commissioner Just Warned Parliament About AI and Most Canadian Businesses Missed It

Canada Invests $1.42 Billion Through Mitacs to Combat AI Talent Exodus

Canada’s AI Regulation Gap Widens as AIDA Dies in Parliament

ChatGPT Health promises privacy, but your staff policy still has to do the work

Alberta Breaks New Ground with AI Drafted Whisky Law

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Canada’s AI Regulation Reset

Burnaby’s AI building permit review comes with two sets of terms that disagree on training

The AI training opt-out is one robots.txt line now. Most Canadian sites we checked name no AI crawler

Ottawa’s $2 million AI governance challenge scores running the project above your code

The malicious Claude Code extension lasted 11 hours. A one-day install delay would have skipped it

Burnaby’s AI building permit review comes with two sets of terms that disagree on training

The AI training opt-out is one robots.txt line now. Most Canadian sites we checked name no AI crawler

Ottawa’s $2 million AI governance challenge scores running the project above your code

The malicious Claude Code extension lasted 11 hours. A one-day install delay would have skipped it