CanadaBill C-63, Online Harms Act (44th Parliament)
Bill C-63 An Act to enact the Online Harms Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service, 44th Parliament, 1st Session
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Superseded: replaced by a later instrument.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Would have created the Online Harms Act and a Digital Safety Commission of Canada with a duty on large social media and user-content platforms to protect children and reduce their exposure to harmful content.
Introduced by the Minister of Justice on February 26, 2024, the bill died on the order paper when Parliament was prorogued on January 6, 2025, and its provisions were later split into the Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9, hate speech) and the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34, child safety and the Digital Safety Commission).
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Proposed administrative monetary penalties up to the greater of 6 percent of gross global revenue or 10,000,000 Canadian dollars, and criminal penalties up to the greater of 8 percent of gross global revenue or 25,000,000 Canadian dollars
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Proposed Digital Safety Commission of Canada, Digital Safety Ombudsperson and Digital Safety Office (never established, the bill died before passage)
What it reaches
Covered services
Large social media and user-generated content platforms accessible in Canada
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
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