July 13, 2026
Alberta’s new regulated iGaming market has launched, with the provincial government touting what it called stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.
July 09, 2026
On July 8, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released a statement on privacy-preserving age assurance. The statement, adopted at the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities (G7 DPAs) Roundtable, emphasizes a commitment to children’s privacy and raises several key data protection issues being considered globally.
July 08, 2026
The Canadian and Korean AI Safety Institutes (AISI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on artificial intelligence safety, with both committed to advancing a responsible global approach.
July 08, 2026
British Columbia has retained counsel in both Canada and the United States to pursue legal action against artificial intelligence company OpenAI over its failure to notify law enforcement of threats made on its ChatGPT platform prior to the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School earlier this year. The province has retained Vancouver’s CFM Lawyers and California-based Stranch, Jennings & Garvey (SJ&G) to explore all legal avenues open to it over the February 2026 shooting, which left eight dead and 27 others wounded.
July 08, 2026
Prince Edward Island is bringing internet access to those who lack it with portable hotspot devices available through the library — and there is “no reason” they could not be used for virtual court appearances, says a government spokesperson.
July 06, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed new leaders to head two of Canada’s major trial courts. On July 6, Justice Alan Diner was appointed chief justice of the Federal Court, the national superior trial court that decides disputes in the federal domain. He succeeds Paul Crampton, who retired from the post Oct. 31, 2025.
June 30, 2026
The Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) has released its 2025-2026 annual report, noting it produced nearly 4,000 foreign intelligence reports to alert the federal government to threats.
June 29, 2026
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne and his G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable counterparts gathered last week for their sixth annual meeting, which focused on the protection of children’s privacy online.
June 26, 2026
The federal government has announced plans for a 24/7 marine security operations centre in Niagara and up to 11 new radar sites across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence as part of the Canadian Coast Guard’s expanded maritime security role.
June 25, 2026
The federal cyber security authority is calling on organizations across Canada to strengthen their cyber security practices to address emerging risks linked to frontier artificial intelligence (AI).