Ontario enacts a framework for regulating public-sector AI use
Concerns Ontario Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (Bill 194)
What changed?
Bill 194 received royal assent, enabling regulations on disclosure, accountability frameworks, risk management and prohibited uses of AI by Ontario public-sector entities.
What does it mean in practice?
Public bodies in Ontario should inventory AI systems ahead of regulations; vendors to government should expect disclosure requirements.
Official source
Bill 194Legislative Assembly of Ontario · 25 Nov 2024
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Ontario enacts a framework for regulating public-sector AI use”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-11-25-ontario-bill-194-royal-assent (accessed 27 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite the official text alongside it: Bill 194, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-194.
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