LibGuides: Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Canada

Legislation and Bills

Federal

Bill C-27, An Act to Enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
44th Par, 1st Sess
Legislative Summary of Bill C-27
Library of Parliament, Publication No 44-1-C27-E
Canada. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology on Bill C-27 (November 28, 2023).

Ontario

Working for Workers Four Act, SO 2024, c 3, Sched 2, s 2(1).
Adding a new Part III to the Employment Standards Act 2000, SO 2000, c 41 that includes the following subsection:

s 8.4 (1) Every employer who advertises a publicly advertised job posting and who uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for the position shall include in the posting a statement disclosing the use of the artificial intelligence.
Bill 194, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024
1st Sess, 43rd Parl, Ontario, 2024, cl 5-8 (second reading 28 May 2024). Not yet in force.

Restricts public sector use of AI.

Manitoba

Bill 24, The Intimate Image Protection Amendment Act (Distribution of Fake Intimate Images)
1st Sess, 43rd Parl, Manitoba, 2024 (Royal Assent received 4 June 2024). Amending The Intimate Image Protection Act, CCSM, c I87.

Includes AI generated images in definition of "intimate image".

Policies, Statements and Guidelines

Canada Federal

TBS Responsible Data and AI Team, "Guide on the Use of Generative AI" (Government of Canada, published September 2023, and updated February 21 2024), online.

Joint Ministerial Statement between Canada and the UK on Advancing Artificial Intelligence Safety
(Government of Canada, 21 May 2024).
Responsible use of AI Guiding Principles
(Government of Canada, last modified 13 December, 2023).
Guide on the Use of Generative Ai
(Government of Canada, last modified Sept 6, 2023).
Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems
(Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, September 2023).
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, "Directive on Automated Decision-Making"
(effective April 1, 2019).
Digital Governance Council - AI Ethics and Governance Services
"Algorithmic Impact Analysis Tool"
(Government of Canada, last modified April 25, 2023).

Provincial

Karen Hulan and Quinn Ross, "Licensee's Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence"
(Law Society of Ontario Futures Committee, April 2024).
"Practice Resource Guidance on Professional Responsibility and Generative AI"
(Law Society of British Columbia, October 2023).
Ontario's Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework
(Government of Ontario, published Sept 14, 2023 and updated January 8, 2024).
Ontario Securities Commission, "Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Exploring Use Cases in Ontario"
(with Ernst & Young, October 10, 2023).

Court Practice Directions

Notice to the Parties and the Profession: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Proceedings
(Federal Court of Canada, updated May 7 2024).
Practice Direction Re Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Submissions
(Court of King's Bench of Manitoba, June 23, 2023).
Notice to the Public and Legal Profession: Ensuring the Integrity of Court Submissions When Using Large Language Models
(Alberta Courts, October 6, 2023).
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Protecting the Integrity of Court Submissions in Provincial Court
(Nova Scotia Provincial Court, October 27, 2023).
Ensuring the Integrity of Court Submissions When Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)
(Nova Scotia Supreme Court, October 18, 2023).
Notice to the Parties and the Profession: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Proceedings"
(Federal Court of Canada, December 20, 2023)
Interim Principles and Guidelines on the Court's Use of Artificial Intelligence
(Federal Court of Canada, December 20, 2023)
"Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools"
Practice Direction General-29, (Supreme Court of Yukon, June 26, 2023).

Judicial Decisions

Zheng v Chen, 2024 BCSC 285
costs award and use of ChatGPT discussed at paras 24 - 46.

Standards

CAN/CIOSC 101, Ethical Design and Use of Automated Decision Systems
Digital Governance Council - Digital Governance Standards Institute
DGSI/WA 126, Baseline Requirements for Vendors Offering AI/ML Lifecycle Solutions to Financial Institutions
(Digital Governance Council - Digital Governance Standards Institute)
AI and Data Governance Standardization Collaborative
Standards Council of Canada - Accreditation Services Department. (Conformity assessment.)

Reports

Robert Morrissey, Chair. Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for the Canadian Labour Force.
Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. 44th Parl, 1st Sess (House of Commons of Canada, May 2024).
The Threat from Large Language Model Text Generators
D96-107/2023E-PDF (Canada, Communications Security Establishment, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, 2023).