CanadaBill C-34, Safe Social Media Act
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Proposed: draft date not recorded.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Would enact the Digital Safety Act and establish the Digital Safety Commission of Canada, reintroducing the Commission proposed in the earlier Bill C-63, and would additionally bar social media services from allowing account access to minors under 16, subject to a conditional exemption for services that demonstrate sufficient safeguards for younger users. Introduced by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture on June 10, 2026, the bill is at second reading in the House of Commons.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Digital Safety Commission of Canada (to be established by the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act)
What it reaches
Age threshold
16
Covered services
Social media services and public chatbots and other online services designated under the Digital Safety Act
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform
Read the law
official bill status page, Parliament of Canada LEGISinfo
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